Bird of the Month | November 2025
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker | Sphyrapicus varius
Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, adult male and juvenile. Photo by Patricia McGuire/Audubon Photography Awards
Please welcome this winter resident!
In November, Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers migrate to Florida and further south, where they will stay for the winter. These woodpeckers enjoy nesting in the same nest year after year, though not typically in the same nesting hole. You can expect them to concentrate around fruiting trees in the winter. If you hear songs or calls like a staccato drumming or a cat's mews, you might be hearing this bird!
