#yellow-bellied-sapsucker

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3 uplands

[hawkbi-pierce]

We have a bird playing on our skylight window.

[birds--daily]

day 40

today's bird is the yellow-bellied sapsucker!

- the yellow-bellied sapsucker makes two different types of holes in trees: deep, round holes and shallow, square holes. square holes produce more sap and must be maintained continuously

- in some parts of canada, ruby-throated hummingbirds rely so heavily on sapsucker-created sapwells that they time their spring migrations with the arrival of the sapsuckers

- the yellow-bellied sapsucker's favorite trees are birches and maples!

[antiqueanimals]

Virginia Wildlife; vol. 19, no. 9. September, 1958. Illustration by John W. Taylor.

Internet Archive

[introvertedswimmer]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

[birbmania]

Yellow-bellied sapsucker, male . . . Trap Pond State Park, Laurel, Delaware . . . 11/7/23

[amnhnyc]

Meet the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)! This woodpecker has a wide range across North America and is known for its appetite for sap. The clever bird excavates spots in the surface of trees, known as “sap wells,” where liquid that drips from higher up in the tree gathers for convenient consumption. It doesn’t “set it and forget it” either; this bird works the wells to ensure their sap-collecting efficiency and also protects them from competitors, including fellow sapsuckers.

Photo: Dominic Sherony, CC BY-SA 2.0, flickr 

[abirddogmoment]

We woke up to fog and -1°C in the river valley so we bundled up for a little hike before hitting the road in search of sunshine and sand.

[sitting-on-me-bum]

Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker

COURTESY LORI DYER

[kates-photography]

Yellow-bellied sapsucker 💛

[admiralgiggles]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Woodpecker or old timey dis? You decide.

[brooklynbridgebirds]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at its phloem holes! Look closely and you can see sap oozing from the sides of them, especially the smaller one (the little rectangle) on the right. Brooklyn Bridge Park, Pier 3.

[northernpintail]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Hudson QC

[na-bird-of-the-day]

BOTD: Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

Photo: Paul Reeves

"Although its name sounds like a cartoonist's invention, the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker does exist. This species is common in the north and east, and is replaced by close relatives in the west. Quiet in winter, it becomes noisy in spring, with cat-like calls and staccato drumming."

- Audubon Field Guide

[speakingofnature]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker

This secretive woodpecker pecks holes in trees as seen here and collects the sap as it flows into these holes.

[spacey3d]

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius) [rambunctious teenager]