Some of the initial research into this question, starting in the 1970s, proposed that areas of sponge-like bones in a woodpecker’s skull act as shock absorbers to protect the brain. Subsequent ...

The Ivory Billed Woodpecker is now officially extinct, but the once rare Pileated Woodpecker resides on my wooded hillside, its raucous call resounds in the woods, and I am grateful. THE EARTH LADY by ...

The pileated woodpecker is an impressive bird in many ways. A forceful reminder of this came at me the other day, when a pileated woodpecker appeared in front of my windshield. The bird was northbound ...

Like a slow parade, November’s birds arrive. The latest entrant is the pileated woodpecker, a resident bird that grows more conspicuous as winter begins. These large woodpeckers come into settled ...

It’s not magic, it’s just a fact of life. Seven species of woodpecker call Illinois home … the downy woodpecker, the hairy woodpecker, the red-bellied woodpecker, the red-headed woodpecker, the ...

Pileated woodpeckers are an iconic woodpecker, Woody the Woodpecker made flesh; they are crow-sized with striking black and white markings, both male and female bear a flashy red crest. Large and ...

The pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus) is such a strikingly large bird that it can only be confused with the ivory-billed woodpecker which is debated by many as to whether it is actually extinct ...

YORK COUNTY, Pa. (WHTM) — Truly a rare visitor to our backyard bird feeders, it’s always exciting when Dr. Pill shows up. Dr. Pill is our nickname for our local Pileated Woodpecker (Dryocopus pileatus ...

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service has officially declared the Ivory Billed Woodpecker to be extinct, and it is with great sadness that birdwatchers must reconcile themselves to the fact that they ...