Article: Yellow-bellied sapsuckers do groundwork for other birds.(HOME & GARDEN)

Article: BACK-YARD BIRDING; Feeders help cardinals be year-round ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  March 7, 2002 ;     700+ words ... ... furnace burning. So once bird feeding became common ... for a sapsucker or the birds that take advantage of ... are the most colorful birds to come to sapsucker holes, but kinglets, yellow ... from my bedroom. The bird, drawn to the call ...

Article: MAN MISUNDERSTANDS ANIMAL WORLD.(AT HOME)(Gardening)
The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati, OH);  October 12, 1996 ;     700+ words ...Byline: Lee Cain Birds are fun to watch. Their winter antics on the bird feeders and their summertime ... wildlife. But those birds that are so appealing ... The other side of that bird population is, the past ... alarming devastation - sapsucker holes in the apple trees and ...

Article: Magnolia's Mystery Holes Are No Big Deal
The Washington Post;  August 2, 2001 ;     700+ words ... ... like this: O O O O. Could this be a bird or a worm or something? AYou are describing ... sapsucker damage. Sapsuckers are small birds in the woodpecker family. They peck ... good health otherwise. Over time, old sapsucker holes fade into the general roughness of the ...

Article: gardening; DIGGING IN; Persistent crabapples don't mess ...
Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN);  November 23, 2005 ;     700+ words ... ... crabapples make great bite-sized snacks for birds such as robins and cedar waxwings. Here ... fruit, which often is a favorite of birds. `Prairiefire' - This tree has a broadly ... the around the trunk. A few rows of sapsucker holes are unlikely to cause major damage to ...

Article: MIGRANT HUMMINGBIRDS RETURNING TO GEORGIA
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 7, 2008 ;     665 words ... ... Following the long, grueling migration, this diminutive bird must seek out about half its weight in food every day. Typical ... spiders and small soft-bodied insects found on flowers or in sapsucker holes in trees. Hummingbird enthusiasts can provide rich food sources ...

Article: SILVER MAPLES ARE FRUSTRATING.(Stars)(Column)
The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY);  March 15, 2009 ;     700+ words ... ... flooded periodically. These wet places are important for many birds and other wildlife. Silver maple seeds and buds are eaten ... and the layers just beneath. Pruning cuts, woodpecker or sapsucker holes, insect damage, car door, string trimmer or lawn mower ...

Article: MIGRANT HUMMINGBIRDS ARE RETURNING TO GEORGIA
US Fed News Service, Including US State News;  April 6, 2007 ;     691 words ... ... Following the long, grueling migration, this diminutive bird must seek out about half its weight in food every day. Typical ... and small soft-bodied insects found on flowers or at the sapsucker holes in trees. To provide rich food sources for our travel-weary ...