In this way he can easily lick up great quantities of both sap and insects.

You will not probably see him before autumn, for he nests northward from Massachusetts; but you can write down his table now, and then be on the watch for him." The Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker Length about eight and a half inches.
Upper parts mixed black, while, and dull yellowish; wings and tail black, with much white on both; crown scarlet in the male.
Under parts light yellow on the belly, scarlet on the throat, black on the breast, and with black marks on the sides.
A Citizen of eastern North America, roving further north than most Woodpeckers and wintering as far south as Central America.

A useful bird in wild places, but unwelcome in gardens and orchards, and not a good neighbor.
A member only of the guild of Tree Trappers.
"I wonder if I shall see the little Downy," said Dodo, as she skipped down the road to the woods between her uncle and Nat.
"Don't hop so," said Nat; "it doesn't do at all when you are bird-hunting.

Rap says you must go quietly, and not swing your arms either, for it frightens birds more than even a scarecrow." "It is very hard to keep still when you are bursting with hurry to get somewhere," answered Dodo very meekly, but not wholly able to resist an occasional jump.
"I'll show you the way," said Nat.

"The little Downy's tree was beside the footpath on top of the river bank.