Are woodpeckers hammering on your siding? Learn why they’re making a racket and more importantly, how to get them to stop.

The southern flying squirrel (Glaucomys volans) is an important kleptoparasite of cavities excavated by the imperiled red-cockaded woodpecker (Dryobates borealis). Flying squirrel usurpation of ...

They make their homes in in woodpecker holes, nests abandoned by birds, or tree cavities in forests, woodlands, and jungles. Aside from their patagia, flying squirrels look similar to their ...

Acorn woodpeckers also feed by sallying for flying insects and gleaning trunks, and they often eat ants (as reflected in the species’ scientific name). Polytypic. Length 9". A boldly patterned ...

Manitoba birdwatchers have been happy to see more sightings of the red-headed woodpecker in the last few years.