Birding, or birdwatching, is more than a hobby; it is a journey into the intricate beauty of the natural world. This simple act of observing birds in their habi ...

There is nothing like spring. Just stand outside for a minute or two and you will hear what I mean. Birds are singing. From all corners of the prairies, forests and backyards the birds are singing ...

However, according to Amerindians, the woodpecker spirit animal symbolizes courage, vitality and generosity. With its sound ...

Foremost among the possible species were the brown creeper (Certhia americana), which builds nests in the spaces between dead tree trunks and the loose bark that hasn’t quite fallen off the tree, and ...

On Jan. 27, John and Judy Nay of St. Joseph witnessed a female pileated woodpecker extract carpenter ants from a dead silver maple, located in a friend’s yard in Oronoko Township. John Nay told ...

This nimble forest dweller taps out a distinctive drumming pattern as it hunts for bark beetles across North America's boreal woodlands. The American Three-toed Woodpecker is a small, compact bird ...

This charismatic climber brings a flash of red and a resonant drumming to forests across eastern North America. The Red-bellied Woodpecker features a striking black-and-white zebra-like pattern on its ...