John and Judy Nay of St. Joseph witnessed a female pileated woodpecker extract carpenter ants from a dead silver maple, ...

Foremost among the possible species were the brown creeper (Certhia americana), which builds nests in the spaces between dead tree trunks and the loose bark that hasn’t quite fallen off the tree, and ...

Seeds, fruits, fats, nuts and more create a calorie-dense treat for birds. Here’s how to serve suet for birds. Learn what birds eat suet.

America’s most common woodpecker is also its smallest. The boldly marked Downy Woodpecker is a familiar little bird of forests, woodlands, and backyards across North America. The Downy Woodpecker is a ...