A northern flicker, a common woodpecker in these parts ... Paul Grondahl is the Opalka Endowed Director of the New York State Writers Institute at the University at Albany and a former Times Union ...

Americans are consuming more olive oil than ever, according to a report released last month. The uptick coincides with research indicating that extra virgin olive oils made from freshly harvested ...

The cherished annual bird survey has included Manhattan’s largest public space since the very first count on Christmas Day, 1900.

When we saw the house in 'West West' for the first time in the late fall of 2016, we virtually bought it on the spot: the gravel driveway through the ...

While most of this column’s adventures are a bit closer to Lake Placid — many within walking distance of Main Street — this ...

Let’s give a warm Jersey welcome to the visiting polar vortices. That, of course, smacks of insincerity since there’s nothing ...

Before he changed TV forever with ‘Twin Peaks,’ before his masterpiece ‘Blue Velvet,’ the director was a risky indie pick to ...

After a career spent working complex criminal cases as a prosecutor in New York City and Missoula ... The birders debated the species of a woodpecker perched high up — hairy or downy?

Both parks are of particular interest to birders, who come seeking species like the pileated woodpecker and the ... HGTV's "Extreme Homes" and in The New York Times. When you're driving along ...

It conveys the lament of a sad-eyed woodpecker who pecks fruitlessly at ... Pamela Paul is a columnist for The New York Times, where this article first appeared. Her previous article was ...

Nestled along the banks of the mighty Ohio River in Metropolis, Illinois (yes, that Metropolis – but more on that later), ...