Interesting. I have seen a hummingbird follow a sapsucker to drink the fresh sap.
Jeannie Kraus
Morehead City
On Jan 20, 2025, at 2:44 PM, James Hancock <carolinabirds...> wrote:
I saw an orange-crowned warbler sipping sap from a fresh sapsucker’s set of holes on a pecan tree on my property today.
I’ve heard about birds doing this but this was the first time I actually saw it.What a wonderful thing to see on a cold wintry day!
Skip Hancock
Coinjock NC