February 5, 2007
Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker at Bird Feeder?
On January 29th, the bird in the photo to the right visited our bird feeders. This picture was taken from our web cam, so I apologize for the poor quality. I pulled out my Ohio birding guide, and it looks like this bird is a Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker. My guide (Birds of Ohio by McCormac & Kennedy) says the following:
Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are easy to miss because they are shy and retiring, are normally uncommon in migration and are currently listed as endangered in Ohio. There is a small breeding population in the extreme northeastern counties. They are more likely southward in winter.
I am hoping that one of our visitors can confirm that I have ID'd this bird correctly. Although not evident from the photo, the top of the bird's head was red with a white chin. According to my guide, this would be a female as the males have red chins.
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