Q:A sapsucker has drilled holes around the trunk and on a number of branches of our fir trees. Bark is coming off on some of the areas because of the large number of holes left by this dirty bird. I ...

There's always something dangerous lurking on the moons you visit in Lethal Company, even if it doesn't look like it. Even before you get into the facility and start gathering scrap, you can run afoul ...

Despite being the butt of cartoons and jokes about birdwatchers, the yellow-bellied sapsucker is actually a real, live creature. In fact, this colorful member of the woodpecker family is frequently ...

What’s in a name? Sapsuckers are woodpeckers that do indeed suck sap. These birds have the peculiar habit of drilling tiny holes into the inner bark of a tree trunk, in neatly spaced rows. The birds ...

Mainers love their birds and so this summer we are telling you about a different bird each week with the help of Maine Audubon. Also read: Newborn in the woods? Nope, just a gray catbird In this Bird ...

On a walk in First Landing State Park, I occasionally come across rows of holes drilled round a tree. The holes are reminiscent of some kind of cryptic message left to show the way. But the real ...

Yellow-bellied sapsucker is a disparaging name for a little woodpecker. Yellow connotes cowardice, while sapsucker bespeaks a chump. The bird is merely a woodpecker that clings against a tree trunk at ...

The gardening season is rolling and if you’ve got questions, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s Extension Service. OSU Extension faculty and ...

Q: We have a sapsucker that routinely visits a wax myrtle in our yard. There are now multiple series of unsightly holes. We want to repair the holes, save the tree, and deter the sapsuckers. Gregory ...

The Pacific coast representative of the yellow-bellied sapsucker complex, the red-breasted sapsucker differs from other sapsuckers in its almost entirely red head and breast. Identification is ...