Meet The Yellow-Bellied Sapsuckers And Its Relatives
On a recent episode of Jeopardy, the correct question to an answer was, “What’s a yellow-bellied sapsucker?” My ears perked up because I notice when birds get favorable attention on national TV. And it’s a great question. To the uninitiated, yellow-bellied sapsucker may sound like a whimsical creature. “Is it in the field guide?” they ask. “Right next to the ‘bleary-eyed bedthrasher,’ I’ll bet?” “No,” I say. “It’s a woodpecker.” Four species of sapsuckers live in North America, but only the yellow-bellied is found here in the east. Williamson’s, ...
