“Is it normal to see three pileated woodpeckers together?” asks Birds & Blooms reader Libba Fairleigh of Black Mountain, ...

Here in North Carolina, those dollars came from ... paying for conservation on adjoining land for woodpeckers. It worked. These fascinating birds, with their intriguing family structure where ...

North Carolina has the third highest number of birds affected by avian influenza in the country, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Why it matters: The number of reported avian flu ...

(Related: Why don't woodpeckers get headaches?) The birds need several such trees ... in Asheville, North Carolina. (Very little is known about the red-cockadeds’ lifespan, but one in North ...

North Carolina Wildlife says the only other confirmed case in wild birds was in Buncombe County. Watch: NOWCAST streaming newscasts In January, state agriculture officials confirmed bird flu at a ...

HYDE COUNTY, N.C. (WNCT) — A commercial layer operation in Hyde County has tested positive for Bird Flu. This is the first case of the disease in commercial poultry in North Carolina since ...