Could woodpecker skulls hold the secret to mitigating brain damage in humans? Since the 1970s, scientists have asked this question, researching the industrious bird's skull and brain in a bid to ...

Hawks and owls are powerful symbols in the sky. But what about other birds? Well, add woodpeckers to the list. Across cultures and spiritual traditions, woodpeckers have been celebrated as powerful ...

The males of the species prepare for mating season by excavating nests for the approval of the females — and even other birds and animals. Snags, or wildlife trees, are favorite haunts of woodpeckers, ...

Our region’s woodpeckers may be simultaneously praised for their biological control of grubs and other insect pests yet maligned for perceived or actual damage that they cause to trees and various man ...

According to wildlife officials, deer, foxes, bats, coyotes, raccoons, skunks, opossums, beaver, groundhogs, black bears, woodpeckers, Canada geese and other indigenous wildlife may be urbanizing ...

The City of Gatineau, Que., now has an official bird. The pileated woodpecker was among five candidates up for the title, beating out the wood duck, the white-breasted nuthatch, the cedar waxwing and ...