![]() ![]() We first located the nest-hole in late May, thanks to the activity of House Wrens who were nesting in an adjacent hole in the tree that had also (apparently) been excavated by the sapsuckers. For this and other reasons Williamson’s Sapsuckers are poorly sampled and studied and there is little data on their numbers. Birders and researchers typically locate most birds by their calls but this sapsucker species is “generally quiet” and doesn’t spontaneously advertise their territories that time of year so passive listening tends to be ineffective in locating them. ![]() For starters, they’re “uncommon” and not often seen. We were very lucky to find the nesting pair of Williamson’s Sapsuckers in Clark County, Idaho early this summer. ![]()
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