The World of Woodpeckers

Woodpeckers of North America

by: Frances Backhouse

Amazon Price: $26.95 (as of 02/17/2012)

Vast amounts of information on the behavior, lifecycle, habitat, conservation outlook, calls and drums, and every other imaginable aspect of North American woodpeckers. Includes Mexican and extinct species.

The Red-cockaded Woodpecker: Surviving in a Fire-Maintained Ecosystem (Corrie Herring Hooks Series, Number Forty-nine)

by: D. Craig Rudolph, Jeffrey R. Walters

Amazon Price: $61.25 (as of 02/17/2012)

Though small among its woodpecker relatives, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker poses a huge dilemma for its human neighbors. Uniquely adapted to live in the old-growth pine forests of the southeastern United States, the Red-cockaded Woodpecker has nearly disappeared as the forests have been cleared for agricultural, commercial, and residential uses over the last two centuries. Today, it waits at a crossroads.

In Search of the Ivory-Billed Woodpecker

by: Jerome A. Jackson

Amazon Price: $0.73 (as of 02/17/2012)

With its large bill and impressive appearance, the ivory-billed woodpecker, long thought to be extinct, is an ornithologist's holy grail. Organizations have sponsored searches for it; nature Web sites ask visitors to e-mail in their ivory-billed reports; and flocks of hopeful birders descend upon the American South every year hoping to find one.

Stalking the Ghost Bird: The Elusive Ivory-Billed Woodpecker in Louisiana

by: Michael K. Steinberg

Amazon Price: $16.38 (as of 02/17/2012)

The author of this book is quite passionate about the search for evidence that this vanished species may still survive, and has put together a very well researched collection of stories about alleged sightings through the years, from the last authenticated sighting up until the present day.

Folkmanis Woodpecker Family Hand Puppet

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Great Spotted Woodpecker moms and dads share care of the young. Nesting in a hollowed out tree, these baby woodpeckers are about ready to take their first flight. Dad is removable, but also perches on a nearby branch. Animate dad and all three babies from below. Rat-a-tat-tat noisemaker included! 7" tall hand puppet.

Birds of the World: A Photographic Guide

Amazon Price: $26.32 (as of 02/17/2012)

This superb reference closes with an up-to-date list of the more than 9,800 species of birds recognized by ornithologists

Wild Bird Guide: Downy Woodpecker (Wild Bird Guides)

by: Gary Ritchison

Amazon Price: $10.08 (as of 02/17/2012)

The woodpecker's life cycle and behavior in the wild
* Brilliant images from leading nature photographers

The Clements Checklist of Birds of the World

by: James F. Clements

Amazon Price: $59.92 (as of 02/17/2012)

The most established resource on the taxonomy and biogeography of birds for the world birding community.
6 edition (June 7, 2007)