Tree selection and foraging height of wintering Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius) in an urban environment

JM Diamond, MS Ross - The Wilson Journal of Ornithology, 2018 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius) drill sap holes in a variety of
tree species to consume sap and bast. We examined the use of tree species in urban South …

Does a sap feeding marsupial choose trees with specific chemical characteristics?

IR Wallis, RL Goldingay - Austral Ecology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Only about 20 vertebrate species are known to feed regularly on tree sap. One of these is
the yellow‐bellied glider (P etaurus australis), a marsupial that obtains between 16% and …

Urban human-wildlife conflict: North Island kākā (Nestor meridionalis septentrionalis) in Wellington City

KE Charles - 2013 - openaccess.wgtn.ac.nz
Human-wildlife conflict is common wherever humans and wildlife coexist and is a growing
problem in urban landscapes. Successfully mitigating conflict with wildlife requires an …

Configuration and geometry of sap-holes drilled by the White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum): effects of tree-structure, sap-traits and plant health

MGN Montellano, PG Blendinger - Emu-Austral Ornithology, 2015 - Taylor & Francis
Several species of woodpecker drill holes in living trees to feed on flows of sap. We describe
sap-holes drilled by the White-fronted Woodpecker (Melanerpes cactorum) on plant species …

Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius) alter sap well locations in response to experimentally induced tree damage

D Dority, JJ Price… - The Wilson Journal of …, 2016 - meridian.allenpress.com
ABSTRACT Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus varius) regularly use paper birch
(Betula papyrifera) as a source of sap during the breeding season and may position their …

Sphyrapicus varius (Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker) Use of Cotinus obovatus (American Smoketree) in the Ozark Mountains

GR Graves - Southeastern Naturalist, 2019 - BioOne
Abstract Sphyrapicus varius (Yellow-bellied Sapsucker) has been reported drilling sap wells
in more than 250 species of trees and woody vines in eastern North America. Criteria for …