A seaside Massachusetts town appears to have fallen prey to an overzealous pileated woodpecker that damaged more than 20 vehicles, a resident said. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited ...

A frisky bird weathering mating season has taken aim at dozens of cars in a Massachusetts town — leaving residents shielding their vehicles from the feathered menace’s sharp beak, according to reports ...

More than 20 vehicles in a town on Cape Ann, Mass., have been damaged by a woodpecker in mating season. “You still see him out here,” one resident said. “Peck, peck, peck, peck.” More than 20 vehicles ...

Why would a woodpecker peck something other than wood? And what would you do with a woodpecker whose pecking is perturbing, perplexing and property-damaging? It's not a "Woody Woodpecker" episode.

Two of the more elusive animals in my backyard are the pileated woodpecker and the carpenter ant.I rarely see either, yet I have ample evidence of their presence. This winter, pileated woodpeckers ...