Appearance: Small bird about 8-9″ long with a checkered back. They have a red forehead, crown, and chin. The chest and belly are tan to yellow and have white wing patches. The Female is similar except she has a white marking on her chin.
Winter diet: Berries and fruit, bast (inner bark of a tree), few insects.
Winter feeder food: Suet.
Winter habitat: Yellow-bellied sapsuckers migrate south for the winter and spend the season in Nebraska, Missouri, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Texas, Louisiana, Mississippi, Alabama, Georgia, Florida North & South Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Delaware, and New Jersey. They prefer densely wooded areas with living trees.
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