31 Cool Bird Facts #9 – Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers [Sphyrapicus varius] visit our yard twice a year like clockwork, once in the spring and once in the fall. They are always a treat to watch, and always frequent our birch tree. Their foraging technique is what gives them their interesting name. The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker makes two kinds of holes in trees to

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Video Wednesday – Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Video starring a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker This video was shot in our backyard nature preserve. It is over 2 minutes long but shows a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker drilling holes and drinking out of them in our birch tree. Enjoy and please share with others! Yellow-bellied Sapsucker from birdfreak on Vimeo. Background noise includes: Dark-eyed Junco, House Sparrow,

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