A keystone species is one that plays a disproportionately large role in maintaining the structure and biodiversity of its ...

Female northern flickers feature a black U-shaped bib on their breast, just like the males. Their chest and belly are spotted with black dots, and their wings are banded with black markings. A ...

These recent sightings are compiled by Sue McGrath of the Newburyport Birders who says May is the month birders live for.

Loud but elusive, the great crested flycatcher challenges birders with its treetop nesting, dramatic calls and quirky habits ...

A woodpecker. The woodpecker, a male Northern Flicker I later came to learn, started out drumming on the thin metal cap on top of a light pole directly across the street. He then made a visit to ...

Clark said the most common victims of open pipes in Southern Arizona include ash-throated flycatchers, brown-crested flycatchers, Bewick’s wrens, northern flickers and other woodpeckers ...

Once upon a time, there was a bird with a long, sturdy bill who, in spring, could be found annoying a homeowner with loud ...

In many, they saw the telltale holes that mark the presence of several varieties of woodpeckers and northern flickers. Even more interesting for the pair was the rate at which the snags are ...

Along the way, Merlin generated a list of what a real birder might call “good birds”: species I had not yet ticked off my list, including a golden-crowned kinglet, a northern flicker ...

Part of the woodpecker family, the northern flicker, often known as the common flicker, is a medium-sized bird you can easily find in North America. It is among the few woodpecker species that migrate ...