12:10 AM – Catching up with the Bluebirds, we find them doing what they usually do – eating. In the first part of the video there’s one on the platform feeder. This is not their usual hangout lately, but I think there were a few mealworms in the mix. That will attract them. In the second part, they’re at their usual feeding station.

More about the Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. Here we can see the pale yellow belly, and the bold white stripe down the wing. The stripe, along with the red patch on top of the head – not behind the head, like the Downy – are good ways to identify him. In addition, the male has a red throat patch.