Yes mine only had a tiny patch of red, mostly brown, and also looked a bit scruffy.
Martha L. Zettel
> On Jan 28, 2026, at 2:46 PM, Annie O'Reilly <ukemiracle1...> wrote:
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> So did I in Conesus. The birds’s head is brown instead of red. and looks kind of shabby. Now , I know that what I am seeing is a yellow-bellied sapsucker!
> Annie OReilly
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>> On Jan 28, 2026, at 11:00 AM, Martha Zettel <mlzettel...> wrote:
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>> I have an immature Yellow-bellied Sapsucker who got a drink out of my heated birdbath and is now pecking around a maple tree in my backyard. I have never seen one here in the winter time.
>> Martha L. Zettel
>> Five Points Rd, Rush
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