What do you do when a woodpecker adopts your home? Because all native bird species are protected by federal laws, woodpeckers cannot be trapped and removed in the same way that one can dispatch a ...

Q: I have an ash tree that is now going on 4 years old. The woodpeckers have never bothered it but now they are beginning to peck at it. It attracts ants, which are beneficial to the woodpeckers, and ...

How does a small black and white bird, weighing only about an ounce, drive some homeowners around the bend? The culprit — the downy woodpecker — problematically lives up to its name: These diminutive ...

One is drumming to attract a mate or proclaim territory. During courtship, most woodpeckers proclaim their availability to prospective mates through flight displays, calling or drumming. Surfaces for ...