Of all the birds enjoying our fruit-laden cherry tree right now, the most
surprising is a pair of YB Sapsuckers. I have seen them flying away with one
cherry held in the beak; how they actually eat it I'm not sure. This morning
the female hopped around me, scolding while holding a fat ripe
I can share an observation on that. We've been watching a YB Sapsucker nest for
the last month or so. At this point, the yammering from the still hidden chicks
is quite loud, and the 2 parents have been coming in about every 30-60 sec with
the next load.
A few days ago, when many other birds
