I began my bird feeders around the middle of October this year. This is a regular beginning time and the available sunflower seeds were quickly discovered and eaten by local birds. The usual ...

Being a generalist is a successful lifestyle approach in the avian world. It means a bird is flexible about things like where to live and what to eat, both excellent survival tactics. And that's the ...

SOUTH NEWFANE The red-bellied woodpecker is an established Vermont bird, on its way to becoming as common as the many other flatlanders that have moved north to make the state its home. The ...

Like many Northlanders, I have been maintaining bird feeders throughout the cold days of January. A subzero day with a snowpack of a foot becomes an even more terrific winter scene with the addition ...

Woodpeckers just go nutty for nuts, so provide them with a convenient, easy-to-use cylinder packed with peanuts and tree nuts, like almonds, Brazil nuts, cashews, pecans, and walnuts. A male Downy ...

Q: I occasionally see a big woodpecker with an orange head at my suet feeder. What is it and what else does it like to eat? A: I can understand your wish to see more of one of our largest and most ...

Earlier this season, I wrote about the pileated woodpecker, a spectacular bird that reaches the northwestern edge of its range in eastern North Dakota. The part about the edge of its range could be ...

The arrival of Valentine’s Day tends to direct our attention to that certain special someone in our life who stands out as being particularly important in the realm of amore. For me, that certain ...

Two facts generally are known about the red-bellied woodpecker. One is that its belly is not red. This is undeniable; you can see it with your eyes. The other is that its range is the southeastern ...

Do European Starlings and Common Grackles have you running outside into the backyard, arms waving, to scare them off of the suet feeder? It’s a common problem, but one way to curb their visits is to ...

When Brian Shema began taking part in the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count more than two decades ago, red-bellied woodpeckers were a very rare sight. The red-headed bird’s historical ...