Sphyrapicus (Sapsuckers)

APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/aug/15/#incident-1196676">TRAFFIC STOP &#8212; I ST 12:41 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/aug/15/#incident-1196670">BIKE STOP &#8212; FIRST ST 12:39 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/aug/15/#incident-1196674">BIKE STOP &#8212; 200 block of THIRD ST 12:34 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/aug/15/#incident-1196672">EUREKA MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION &#8212; SECOND ST 12:30 a.m.
EPD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/eureka/2026/aug/15/#incident-1196669">EUREKA MUNICIPAL CODE VIOLATION &#8212; BROADWAY ST 12:17 a.m.
APD: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/arcata/2026/aug/15/#incident-1196677">LOUD MUSIC COMPLAINT &#8212; 100 block of S G ST 12:14 a.m.
HCSO: <a href="https://lostcoastoutpost.com/patrolled/sheriff/2026/aug/15/#incident-1196665">Business Check &#8212; 1800 block of CENTRAL AVE 12:01 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)