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Meet the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. This small forest woodpecker frequents woods in Canada and the northeastern U.S. in spring, before migrating to the southeastern U.S. and Central America. If you live in their range, keep an eye out for their sapwells, and listen for their mewing calls. Have you seen a sapsucker lately? Find more woodpecker fascination in our upcoming self-paced online course, The Wonderful World of Woodpeckers, releasing 3/27. Check out more of what's in store with the free pr

The Yellow-bellied Sapsucker is a very unusual woodpecker with distinct male, female, and juvenile plumages as shown in the accompanying photos. Adult males have a red throat, a black bib, and a slightly yellow-tinted breast; adult females have a white throat, black bib, and yellow-tinted breast. Juveniles have a gray throat and breast for much of their first year. To learn more about South-West Florida’s ecosystem and fauna, tune into this week’s latest episode of With The Wild Things! 🐾 https