What do you do when a woodpecker adopts your home? Because all native bird species are protected by federal laws, woodpeckers cannot be trapped and removed in the same way that one can dispatch a ...

Q: I have an ash tree that is now going on 4 years old. The woodpeckers have never bothered it but now they are beginning to peck at it. It attracts ants, which are beneficial to the woodpeckers, and ...

One is drumming to attract a mate or proclaim territory. During courtship, most woodpeckers proclaim their availability to prospective mates through flight displays, calling or drumming. Surfaces for ...