Foresters are calling it the most destructive tree pest to ever invade North America, and its march of devastation continues. Emerald ash borer has now spread to 35 states, killing hundreds of ...

Many homeowners use a variety of clever tips to attract bug-eating birds, like woodpeckers, to their yard, because they are good at keeping the bug problem under control. One way you know you've ...

We know what you’re thinking: “Didn’t I just see a woodpecker in the newspaper?” Yep. A woodpecker clinging to a burned, dead tree in our nearby Cascades recently made the front page of the Yakima ...

A hungry horde of little green beetles that kill ash trees is creating a growing army of well-fed, happy birds. By 2018, every mature ash tree that’s not treated with pesticides in central Ohio will ...

Red-bellied woodpeckers don’t always tap on trees for food. Sometimes, it is to find a mate. Seven species of woodpeckers are native to Pennsylvania and can be found in all areas of the state, from ...

People are aching to get out and start gardening. Have you started already? Do you have questions? For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s ...

Woodpeckers assume a pivotal ecological role in forest ecosystems by excavating tree cavities that serve both as nesting sites for themselves and as critical resources for a diversity of secondary ...

Q: I saw a pileated woodpecker in my tree this morning; very exciting! It was big as a crow, with a black body and red-crested head with white stripes. I got my binoculars and bird book out and ...

Two downy woodpeckers and a barred owl were among the 94animals admitted to the von Arx Wildlife Hospital at the Conservancy of Southwest Florida last week. Other admissions include a black-crowned ...

“Woodpecker,” we think, when we see a black and white bird at our feeder or on a tree trunk, lumping members of a diverse family together. But which one is it? Woodpeckers deserve a second look, ...

The birds hammer away, yet they don’t get concussed. Scientists found that assumptions about the animals’ impact-absorbing skulls were wrong. By Sam Jones Watching a woodpecker repeatedly smash its ...