Discover how to attract downy woodpeckers to your yard. These beautiful birds can take care of pest control for you by eating ...

Even as the cold winds come down from the north, a few birds still remain in the Midland area, including the downy woodpecker. The downy woodpecker is the smallest of the northern woodpeckers. They ...

If you’re seeking a New Year’s resolution role model, consider the downy woodpecker. Legendary ornithologist John James Audubon had this to say: “The downy woodpecker .??.??. is perhaps not surpassed ...

If it weren't for owls, I'd be a woodpecker guy. Like owls, woodpeckers have some amazing adaptations. The downy woodpecker, our country's smallest woodpecker, can be found across the continental ...

From their tree-climbing abilities to extraordinary hearing, there are plenty of interesting facts to learn about the ...

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On Wednesday morning, I woke up to 8 inches of snow and a population of woodpeckers at my backyard feeders that had exploded. By Friday, the temperature dropped to a minus 2 degrees Fahrenheit, ...

My first real bird guide book was a paperback copy of Roger Tory Peterson’s “A field Guide to Birds of the Eastern United States” that I got when I was in high school. The only other identification ...