Arguably our coolest woodpecker, the yellow-bellied sapsucker has provided plenty of fodder for insults and jokes, ...
There have been many calls this month to the Duval County Extension Office describing a very unusual pattern of shallow pencil sized holes mysteriously appearing on the trunks of trees all over the ...
We love our birds, but some of them can test our patience. One of those that can test our ability to live and let live is the yellow-bellied sapsucker. Yes, that is its real name. If you’ve seen one, ...
Flying south under the radar during the fall migration through Massachusetts are thousands of tiny, facially adorable and nocturnally secretive saw-whet owls. If we didn’t catch them at our banding ...
My selection of a writing topic is not always an easy thing. Sometimes I sit down to the keyboard and find myself completely stuck. I haven’t had an idea all week and at the last minute, I still find ...
This adult male Yellow-bellied Sapsucker bears the hallmarks of its species. Only the males have red on the chin, but adults of both sexes red on the forehead. Credit: PHOTO BY BILL DANIELSON My ...
Another spring arrival is being sighted in country woodlots as well as in the city and suburbs. At first glance you may think the yellow-bellied sapsucker is a downy or hairy woodpecker but then you ...
Spring migration continued in full force during the past week. The most notable birds, perhaps, were shorebirds and warblers. Most species of shorebirds pass through Fairbanks in mid or late May on ...
Yes, I admit it. I am a nut about nature. Not just the big amazing birds and animals such as eagles and bears, but the small critters too. I realized this (again) on my recent trip to Colorado. I had ...