Woodpeckers are notorious for pecking – or drumming – away at trees in search of food, a mate, and when nesting. But when they turn their attention to pecking your home, it can be frustrating. Aside ...

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 ...

How does a small black and white bird, weighing only about an ounce, drive some homeowners around the bend? The culprit — the downy woodpecker — problematically lives up to its name: These diminutive ...

Woodpeckers may be some of the most iconic and beautiful birds in Montana, but if they decide to peck their way into the side of a house, homeowners can be left with expensive damage and serious ...

Question: After 30 peaceful years in our home, we have been bothered for the past five years by a woodpecker that visits us from late summer until late fall. He/she has made many holes in both our and ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Owning a wood-framed house in Upstate New York, I expected to deal with snow and the occasional deer—not ...