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Birds
A migrant woodpecker that drills neat rows of sap wells and returns to drink from them.
Field facts
HabitatWoodland, orchards, parks
RangeStatewide on migration and in winter
When to lookSeptember to April
StatusLeast Concern (Indiana DNR / IUCN Red List)
Look-alikesDowny woodpecker — no red throat or long white wing stripe
Field note: Hummingbirds follow sapsuckers north and feed at their sap wells.
Lesson
Watching responsibly
Sap wells rarely kill a healthy tree; leave them be.
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