[DOC] [TLE] Sapsuckers make rows of holes - Hendersonville Times-News [PAR] Jan 6, 2013 ... Insects or bores drill deep holes into the tree. Another ... trees. The yellow-bellied 
sapsucker is a member of the American woodpecker family. [DOC] [TLE] Sapsuckers and Sap | BirdNote [PAR] Sapsuckers, a specialized group of woodpeckers, don't actually suck sap. After 
pecking neat rows of small holes in trees to cause the sugary liquid to flow, the 
birds lick it up ... When a sapsucker pecks holes in a tree's bark, sap flows freely. [DOC] [TLE] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Life History, All About Birds - Cornell Lab ... [PAR] On a walk through the forest you might spot rows of shallow holes in tree bark ... 
Sphyrapicus varius ORDER: PICIFORMES FAMILY: PICIDAE ... Rectangular 
holes are shallower, and must be maintained continually for the sap to flow. ... 
Sapsuckers are also attracted to orchards, where they drill wells in the trees and 
eat fruit... [DOC] [TLE] Woodpecker taps tree-sap bounty - StarTribune.com [PAR] Aug 26, 2014 ... These woodpeckers excavate groups of shallow holes, called sap wells, in a ... 
But if birds drill so many holes that the tree or branch becomes ... But many other 
wild creatures avail themselves of the sweet syrup flow while sapsuckers are ... 
Without such a boost, some say, ruby-throats wouldn't have moved... [DOC] [TLE] Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius) - Eric Walters [PAR] woodpecker creates shallow holes. (sap wells) in the bark of trees and feeds on 
sap that flows into them. ... North bird places its nest . Sap. America wells, follows 
sapsuckers in ... Order PICIFORMES Family PICIDAE .... roideus) is sister group 
to superspecies S. varius, but ... tends to increase during time of molt (Lawrence. [DOC] [TLE] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Birdzilla.com [PAR] Bent Life History for Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. ... The sap flows plenteously in 
mid-April from the many punctures that the birds make; ..... Here the birds resort to 
a group of trees, and confine their feeding activities almost exclusively to them. .... 
At other times it may drill holes: even the young birds of the year, which can have
... [DOC] [TLE] Red-naped Sapsucker - Seattle Audubon [PAR] Red-naped Sapsuckers are black and white birds with yellow and red accents. ... 
of their necks, becoming yellowish as it flows over the shoulder and onto the 
breast. ... in healthy trees and can actually kill a tree if they drill too many sap 
holes ... The Breeding Bird Survey has identified a non-significant annual 
increase in... [DOC] [TLE] G9449 Controlling Nuisance Woodpeckers - MU Extension [PAR] Woodpeckers nest and roost in holes or cavities in trees, which they usually 
excavate themselves. ... move into wooded areas, woodpecker damage 
problems will likely increase. ... Woodpeckers are an interesting and familiar 
group of birds. ... Sapsuckers, which are true woodpeckers, obtain insects by 
pecking rows of small... [DOC] [TLE] Configuration and geometry of sap-holes drilled by ... - ResearchGate [PAR] Apr 7, 2015 ... of diameter in tree species with holes on the trunk. ... Sapsucker (Sphyrapicus 
thyroideus) (Gyug et al. ... ability of woodpeckers to drill holes and make the sap 
flow. The .... group consisted of 3.0-4.4 birds. ..... mainly represented an increase 
in DBH, crown-area and bark- ..... Family Picidae (Woodpeckers). [DOC] [TLE] Yellow-bellied Sapsucker - Environment and Conservation [PAR] therefore consider the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker at the species level only. 
Distribution .... bird rarely nested in coniferous trees or healthy deciduous trees. 
Runde .... The birds drill scores of holes each day to provide a sufficient flow of 
sap. They drill ... bast, and spiral groups of holes (often on branches rather than 
trunks). [DOC] [TLE] Sap-feeding and its consequences for reproductive success and ... [PAR] 'Used' trees are ones in which sapsuckers made holes and fed ..... flow of sap 
from drill holes made at breast height in trees used for xylem-sap .....

Question: The sapsucker, a group of birds in this family, drills holes in trees to stimulate the flow of sap
Answer: Woodpeckers