tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673312528692684114.post7149035614663318662..comments2023-05-24T03:30:32.959-07:00Comments on OC Warbler: A Sucker for ConspiraciesFeliciahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15364571181978955929noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673312528692684114.post-92074833826358428992008-01-21T07:45:00.000-08:002008-01-21T07:45:00.000-08:00Thanks to all of you for your comments! A few othe...Thanks to all of you for your comments! A few other people who contacted me through the OC Birding forum also thought they looked like sapsucker wells (but concur with Neil that they're probably no longer in use.) I'm not sure if we have shot bore beetles out here, but I'll keep an eye out for them, too.<BR/><BR/>My next step is to find an actual Sapsucker!Feliciahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15364571181978955929noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673312528692684114.post-33951174887682014712008-01-20T07:47:00.000-08:002008-01-20T07:47:00.000-08:00Hi Felicia, they do look like sapsucker wells, but...Hi Felicia, they do look like sapsucker wells, but rather old ones, surely not from this year. Old sapsucker wells begin to turn darker blackish, with less neat edges. As they get even older, the lines start bleeding together so they look like grooves in the bark.Neil Gilberthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01700189525185101794noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673312528692684114.post-75508627647659957382008-01-17T21:08:00.000-08:002008-01-17T21:08:00.000-08:00They could be beetles. however, they look too much...They could be beetles. however, they look too much like sapsucker wells. too much like the wells I see here in WI and we don't have bore beetles here. I would say Red-breasted Sapsucker.Chris Whttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17998883745688012052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2673312528692684114.post-19089162329295772242008-01-17T14:57:00.000-08:002008-01-17T14:57:00.000-08:00They could also be shot bore beetle (not sure of t...They could also be shot bore beetle (not sure of the real name) holes. We get those a lot at my park. Some trees look like they've been riddled with machine gun fire.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01327132186827061045noreply@blogger.com