This week's Bird of the Week is Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker!
Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers are named for their yellowish spotted bellies. They have a black, white, and yellowish back and a red cap. They have a streaked face, which juveniles don't have, and the males have a red throat. They live in the woods and live off of sap, but do take nuts and insects as well. Some warblers, hummingbirds, orioles, and other songbirds will take advantage of sap wells left unattended by the sapsucker. It's wells look like little holes stacked onto of each other, numbering sometimes in the hundreds if the tree is good. Their call sounds like a nasal "aehhh"
Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers live east of the Rockies, breeding in southern Canada and the northern U.S, and wintering in the Mid-Atlantic and southern United States, as well as Mexico and the Caribbean. In New York City, they can be found around trees where there is a lot of sap, mostly from October through April. In Central Park, the Pinetum is a good place for them, as the trees have a lot of sap in them.
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