Red-naped Sapsuckers (Sphyrapicus nuchalis) breed in the Ponderosas of Northern Arizona. This male was recorded during breeding season near the top of Oak Creek Canyon, 4/10/99.
A male Red-Naped Sapsucker pecking away at a Salt Cedar at the edge of Peck's Lake [Arizona]. He worked the tree for 20 minutes or so while I was recording Coots. Many years ago, he was known as Yellow-Bellied Sapsucker, now this western bird has earned his own species designation.
