Several readers have written about seeing for the first time a red-bellied woodpecker at their suet feeders and wondered if it is a rare bird. It is definitely a quite striking bird, easily noticed, ...
Through readers' comments and my own observations, I have been tracking with interest the northward movement of the Red-bellied Woodpecker's territory. They have been established for quite some time ...
When Brian Shema began taking part in the Audubon Society’s annual Christmas Bird Count more than two decades ago, red-bellied woodpeckers were a very rare sight. The red-headed bird’s historical ...
“By the way, Sue. The red-bellied woodpecker (who has no red on his belly at all!) has become a regular visitor at our feeder! I hope he likes us enough to stay around!” My sister Bevie added this ...
The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has chosen the Red-bellied Woodpecker as it March Bird in Focus. The Red-bellied Woodpecker is another frequently spotted bird during ...
It was a record year for red-bellied woodpeckers in New Hampshire. That's the word from New Hampshire's birders as the international Christmas Bird Count tradition comes to a close. Overall, bird ...
SOUTH NEWFANE The red-bellied woodpecker is an established Vermont bird, on its way to becoming as common as the many other flatlanders that have moved north to make the state its home. The ...
The winner for brightest red feathers in a bird go to (drum roll, please) the red-bellied woodpecker. You may be saying “Huh?” but the scarlet red patch on this common feeder bird outshines any male ...
I began my bird feeders around the middle of October this year. This is a regular beginning time and the available sunflower seeds were quickly discovered and eaten by local birds. The usual ...