Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Even if you wouldn’t know what it was if it landed on your shoulder, you’ve probably heard the northern flicker’s distinctive drumming in spring. It sounds ...

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 ...

You’ll know when they’re back by their drumming on your roof vents or the side of your house (I spotted the first one this year on Feb. 22, pecking a telephone pole). You may love them, or hate them ...