The flicker is both a common and conspicuous species here, but it remains a bird of mystery. Only one species draws brings more telephone calls and emails, and that is the bald eagle. The eagle brings ...

The northern flicker is not uncommon in our area, but sometimes it seems like everyone is seeing flickers. Right now is one of those times. We’ve had many reports of flickers in the last couple of ...

For the yellow-shafted northern flicker, “you are what you eat” has proven freakishly true. These eastern North American woodpeckers get their name from a thin vein of yellow that runs through the ...

Jaymi Heimbuch is a writer and photographer specializing in wildlife conservation, technology, and food. She is the author of "The Ethiopian Wolf: Hope at the Edge of Extinction." Identifying a bird ...

If there’s one species that changed the American world of birds, it’s the yellow-shafted flicker. As recently as the 1920s, birdwatching was largely done with shotguns rather than binoculars.

I’m not a bird watcher, but I’ve become a bird listener ever since downloading a bionic ear app to my phone. It lets me enter a different world, one where I’m surrounded not just by chirping but by ...

I spy with my little eye ... I have no idea. What the heck is that? My bird skills need help, friends. Oh, I can find the birds. I just cannot identify the birds. How does one ID a birdie if one has ...

Birding or birdwatching is a popular hobby and has been around for several centuries, and having the best bird app for android makes it so much easier and fun. The conventional way to identify a bird ...

While spring and summer are the prime seasons for bird watching, our winged friends are everywhere all the time, and they often switch out with the seasons, especially during peak migration. The best ...