As spring progresses, you may hear that ever-familiar sound: peck, peck, peck. While fun for bird watchers, woodpeckers can quickly become a nuisance when their beak’s target is the side of your home.

If you’ve heard sharp, rapid drumming on a tree during a walk, you’ve heard a woodpecker. The sound is fast and repetitive. Some species strike wood up to 20 times a second and can peck more than ...

If you have heard a woodpecker pecking away at your gutter or home this fall, it may not mean you have insects in your wood. Connecticut is home to seven species of woodpeckers that live in forests, ...

I have heard the rapid-fire rapping of woodpeckers pecking on telephone poles and vent pipes during my neighborhood walks recently. It’s a sure sign that spring is here, even if snow is still falling.