These sapsuckers breed in coniferous forests at higher elevations and migrate to lower, often coastal, regions during the winter. They carve “wells” into tree trunks that then ooze sugary sap which they, and many other creatures, feed on.
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Celebrating and Caring for the Land
2023-11-28
These sapsuckers breed in coniferous forests at higher elevations and migrate to lower, often coastal, regions during the winter. They carve “wells” into tree trunks that then ooze sugary sap which they, and many other creatures, feed on.
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