Yellow-bellied sapsucker

Yellow-bellied sapsucker by ricmcarthur
Yellow-bellied sapsucker, a photo by ricmcarthur on Flickr.

These birds pass through in the spring leaving behind thousands of little holes in trees.
They drill holes, leave, come back and drink the sap and eat bugs that have become caught in the sap.

Hummingbirds also use this resource as there are few nectar sources in April.
Without the sapsuckers, hummingbirds wouldn't be able to return in the early.spring

sphyrapicus varius

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