Birds have evolved into such unique diversity in every ecological niche. Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers are the only woodpeckers that drill shallow holes through the cambium layer or inner bark of trees, tapping the plant tissues (xylem and phloem), which conduct water, nutrients, and sap that oozes out of the holes.

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How exciting to spot a Ruby-throated Hummingbird flying into the tree, then find its tiny nest in the making on a branch overhanging the water. Then return week after week to see the full nesting/developmental process. Alice Horst captured it all! 

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Common Nighthawks are not hawks and do not hunt at night but at dusk and dawn.

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Characteristic of icterids, male Bobolinks sing a long, bubbly song while sitting on a stalk or during their undulating flight across the fields. 

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