Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)Sphyrapicus varius

An uncommon and local breeder in the NC mountains, sapsuckers are found statewide in the winter.

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Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)Edeburn Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC30 Mar 2023Adult males show red throats

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)Edeburn Division Duke Forest, Orange Co., NC30 Mar 2023Juvenal plumage

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)Chatham Co., NC19 Jan 2006Mature males have red caps and red throats. Photographed by hand-holding a Nikon CoolPix4500 up to one of the eyepieces of hand-held B&L Elite 10x42 binoculars.

Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius)Durham Co., NC24 Mar 2016

sapsucker holes in tulip tree — Yellow-bellied Sapsucker *(Sphyrapicus varius)*Weymouth Woods State Park14 Mar 2007Sapsuckers "drill" rows of holes in trees. The wounds cause sap to ooze out and the sapsuckers will eat the sap as well as various insects that get caught in the sap.

sapsucker holes in pecan tree — Yellow-bellied Sapsucker *(Sphyrapicus varius)* holes in a Pecan Tree *(Carya illinoiensis)*Orange Co., NC28 Sep 2008

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