Hi Joyce and Tweets

We, also, have had a Red-breasted Sapsucker on a number of occasions over
the past two weeks. Its first appearance was when it drilled a number of
holes into about a 5" diameter tree behind the neighbor's apartment. It
stayed for more than an hour and would shift between the holes apparently
living up to its name by sucking sap. It is seen every two or three days
on the same tree. Maybe it "traplines" like some tropical hummingbirds and
has a regular route?? I would assume that this is normal behavior. I
believe that a Streak-backed Oriole was claimed at Malheur a few years ago
and it was sap sucking from woodpecker holes (perhaps someone from OBOL
will verify/deny, please).

Bob
Federal Way, WA
taylorrt at foxinternet.net

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> From: MEYER2J at aol.com
> To: Tweeters at u.washington.edu
> Subject: Red-breasted Sapsucker
> Date: Tuesday, February 10, 1998 2:22 PM
>
> Tweeters:
>
> Since January 29 I've been enjoying the presence of a Red-breasted
Sapsucker
> at my yard suet feeders. I've had sapsuckers before, but this is one
seems to
> be staying in the area. It also drinks from the water bowl that sits on
the
> top of a cat-scratching post I've recycled to the yard.
>
> Joyce Meyer
> Woodinville, WA
> MEYER2J at aol.com