A bird that serves as the catalyst to pique someone’s interest in the feathered world is termed a “spark bird.” The red-headed woodpecker was the spark that launched Alexander Wilson’s career. Wilson ...

If you see a red-headed woodpecker during your Independence Day weekend outings, call it by one of its folk names, patriot bird or flag bird. The red-headed woodpecker’s entire head and neck are ...

The rare and gorgeous sighting of a red-headed woodpecker was made in New Hampshire this week.This one was a juvenile which began to be seen in November near Adams Point and is still around this ...

The Clark family feeders have lured in all seven of the 29 species of woodpeckers that reside at least part of the year in Central Missouri — downy, red-bellied, hairy, flicker, yellow-bellied ...

It is dusk at Oliveira Park, in Brownsville — the southern most city in Texas. A large, noisy flock of birds with brilliant green plumages and red splotches on their heads is fluttering in from the ...

Neotropical songbirds spend winters throughout Latin America and migrate to North America in the spring to breed and raise young until time to fly back to their winter homes in the fall. It’s a round ...

Lately, my home in the country has been all a whirl with the sights and sounds of one of my favorite birds. Few birds can rival the striking beauty of the red-headed woodpecker. With a brilliant ...

Woody Woodpecker is a 3D live action/animated slapstick comedy, which centers around a hyperactive red-headed bird. The woodpecker, plans to seek revenge on a lawyer who threatens the forest habitat ...

Red-headed woodpeckers are uncommon in Minnesota, but not in East Bethel, 30 minutes north of Minneapolis. The state's largest colony of this bird — colonial nesters of striking appearance — is at the ...

Local results The two most-spotted birds in the local Christmas Bird Count are out-of-towners. The European starling and the Canada goose show up the most in the 2023 counts across southwestern ...