Yellow-bellied Sapsucker
Sphyrapicus varius
Family: Woodpeckers
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is one of the species in the BirdGuess catalog. The daily puzzle hides a photo and opens it in pieces. You get five guesses.
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Trees chosen to drum on are dead, and thus are not those used for feeding or nesting.
Before feeding consistently on a tree, this sapsucker lays down exploratory bands near a live branch.
The birds can cause serious damage to trees, and intensive feeding has been documented as a source of tree mortality.