Plus, readers ask about goldfinches nesting and eating, starlings making holes in lawns and swans appearing in local waters.

By Julie Harris, Bangor Daily News Staff As many hours as I have spent in the woods over the years, I have never seen a ...

Retired teacher Larry Weber, of Barnum, is the author of “Butterflies of the North Woods" and “Spiders of the North Woods," ...

Heading home on Highway 191 directly across from the traffic light at Snow King Ave., K.O. Strohbehn spotted a mule deer doe ...

Downy pledges $100,000 to support nonprofit provide coats and shoes to children in need for warmth, confidence, and hope; Partners with Dollar General to host in-person donations at local ...

A downy woodpecker is a small black and white bird that visits suet feeders. Listen to their call and see photos of males and females.

This woodpecker is omnivorous, foraging on the ground for seeds, the air for various insects and in trees for wood-boring insects. Decaying trees are particularly valuable, as this is where the birds ...

Eight woodpecker species can be spotted in the state of New York. These include the Black-backed Woodpecker, Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Northern Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-headed ...

While studying some of the birds feeding in my backyard, I saw a small woodpecker that acted and looked like a downy. The only problem was that it had an almost black belly instead of a white one.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (KCTV) - A nesting bald eagle pair can now be seen live right here in the Kansas City area! The Missouri Department of Conservation announced on Tuesday that a live camera was ...

blue tits and maybe a lesser spotted woodpecker! Queen’s Park ranger Lindsay Cattanach said: “We haven’t had any nesting boxes in the park for years, so it’s amazing to have 12 installed in time for ...