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EPISODE · Sep 26, 2025 · 2 MIN

Episode 74: Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker – Voice of the Wild

from Voice of the Wild · host University of Illinois Extension

Yellow-bellied sapsucker (Sphyrapicus varius). The woodpecker that makes lines of holes in tree bark. Do you want to learn more bird songs, frog calls, and insect noises? Join Voice of the Wild every Friday to explore a new wild voice. We’re available on most podcast platforms, including Apple Podcasts, Spotify, and YouTube. Subscription links Here Subscribe to the Newsletter Listen online on our Homepage  The following Cornell Lab | Macaulay Library recordings were used in this episode: Yellow-bellied sapsucker nasal call by Gregory Budney (ML507314) Yellow-bellied sapsucker drumming by Mike Anderson (ML507320) Yellow-bellied sapsucker scratchy call by Donald Kerr (ML507319) Sources and more: https://www.allaboutbirds.org/guide/Yellow-bellied_Sapsucker  https://www.audubon.org/field-guide/bird/yellow-bellied-sapsucker Dobson, C., Kassenbaum, D., Oehmke, D., & Misewicz, M. (2023). Field guide to hotspots and birds in Illinois. Scissortail LLC. Peterson, R. T., & Peterson, V. M. (1980). A field guide to the birds: A completely new guide to all the birds of eastern and central North America (Fourth edition, completely revised and enlarged.). Houghton Mifflin Company. Sibley, D. (2016). Sibley birds East: Field guide to birds of eastern North America (2nd ed.). Alfred A. Knopf. Walton, R. K., & Lawson, R. W. (1989). Birding by Ear: Eastern/Central [Compact Disc]. On Eastern/Central birding by ear. Houghton Mifflin Co. 

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