While many of our region’s colorful birds fly south for the cold months, resident woodpeckers offer a reliable contrast to ...

BEND, Ore. (KTVZ) -- Knock, knock! Are your northern flicker neighbors causing a ruckus this spring? Think Wild, Central Oregon’s wildlife hospital, conservation and education center, said Tuesday ...

There are over a dozen species of flicker, living in various parts of the Americas. The species we see here is call the northern flicker. This species occurs over most of North America, plus Central ...

Few birds have more common names than the northern flicker. This flashy woodpecker goes by cotton-rump, high-hole, yellowhammer and at least 150 other colloquialisms. All these monikers speak to the ...