[Ontbirds]Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in Wooler

[Doug McRae]

Greetings all,

This afternoon I was surprised to see a Yellow-bellied Sapsucker in  
the trees by "The Birdhouse", a bird feeding and nature store in the  
village of Wooler, north of Trenton.  According to the owner, it  
showed up about a week ago and sometimes feeds on a birch suet log  
hanging from a crabapple by the front door.  When I saw it, it was in  
a large deciduous tree beside a huge Norway Spruce in the yard on the  
south side of the store, then flew east toward a wooded creek bed.   
This is still quite a rare winter bird in these parts.  There was  
also a White-throated Sparrow among the more common feeder patrons.

Cheers,

Doug McRae




Doug McRae Nature Services
P.O. Box 3010
Brighton, Ontario
Canada K0K 1H0
613-475-5014
rdmcrae at sympatico.ca

Directions:  To get to Wooler, take the Wooler Road exit from Hwy 401  
(between Trenton and Brighton), then drive north for about 5 minutes  
until you get to Wooler.  The Bird House is on the right side beside  
a variety store, shortly after crossing a creek.