Sapsuckers — a close relative of woodpeckers — cause damage to trees that is often attributed to wood-boring insects.

Sapsucker woodpeckers drill holes in tree trunks and main branches, allow the holes to fill with sap, and then drink the accumulated liquid.

However, if you have holes in a straight line, you likely have sapsucker woodpeckers. Purdue experts John Bonkowski and Tom Creswell wrote an article about sapsucker woodpecker damage in the Purdue ...

The only sapsucker normally found in the boreal and eastern parts of the continent, this species is our most highly migratory woodpecker. Monotypic (smaller, darker resident birds in southern ...

Sapsuckers peck small holes, or "wells," in certain trees, and when the wells fill with sap, they feed, hence the name "sapsucker." Jacki thinks the mix of plants in her yard are what attracted ...