Sphyrapicus (Sapsuckers)

CHP: Traffic Hazard at Highway 101 S and Palmer Blvd Offramp 12:42 p.m.
FoPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/fortuna/2025/may/18/#incident-1045369">LOOSE ANIMAL &#8212; THOMAS ST 12:13 p.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2025/may/18/#incident-1045360">Agency Assist &#8212; 1900 Block of ERNEST WAY 12:02 p.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2025/may/18/#incident-1045348">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; 1900 Block of BROADWAY ST 11:57 a.m.
CHP: Traffic Hazard at Myrtle Ave and Park St 11:52 a.m.
UPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/university/2025/may/18/#incident-1045371">Special Open/Close &#8212; COLLEGE CREEK FIELD 11:41 a.m.
CHP: Ambulance En Route to Table Bluff Road and Indianola Reservation Road After Traffic Collision Involving Two Vehicles 11:38 a.m.

Sphyrapicus ruber. Photo: (c) Doug Greenberg, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC-ND)

The sapsuckers are four species of North American woodpeckers in the genus Sphyrapicus.

Species: Sphyrapicus varius (Yellow-bellied sapsucker)

Species: Sphyrapicus ruber (Red-breasted sapsucker)

Hybrid: Sphyrapicus ruber × nuchalis (Red-breasted × red-naped sapsucker)