That’s why recent news that the red-cockaded woodpecker has been ... to a mere dot on the male’s head, was the first bird placed on the Endangered Species List. More than 50 years later ...

WASHINGTON— The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service announced today that the red-cockaded woodpecker has recovered enough to be downlisted from endangered to threatened. The woodpecker once lived across ...

Check out more woodpecker species birders should know. Males and females can be told apart by a red marking on the back of the male’s head. Downy woodpeckers form pairs very early in the season.

The woodpecker has been caught on camera perching on cars and trucks and drilling into the side mirrors, leaving some cracked ...

juveniles of both sexes have a solid red crown like that of the adult male. Unmistakable given its group-living habits and loud calls. White-headed woodpecker has similar white wing patch and ...

Hurricane force winds caused significant damage to wildlife habitat, impacting threatened species like the red-cockaded woodpecker. Recovery efforts are underway, including replacing damaged trees ...

Conrad Station Savanna Nature Preserve, located on the north end of Kankakee Sands, is an ideal place for a springtime walk.