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 ...

The northern flicker is a common permanent resident of the Ada area and is this week’s featured creature. Flickers are actually woodpeckers but don’t always act like typical woodpeckers. They often ...

For unfamiliarity among common birds in our area, the northern flicker must surely take the prize. Flickers are abundant at this time of year, but judging from the questions I get about birds, many ...

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 ...

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 ...

Do European Starlings and Common Grackles have you running outside into the backyard, arms waving, to scare them off of the suet feeder? It’s a common problem, but one way to curb their visits is to ...

As the sparkling, golden days of October pass, so do migrating birds winging their way south to warmer wintering grounds. Our feeders are back up swaying in the cool breeze. Down from higheraltitude ...