This brilliant red male cardinal was foraging in a local community garden when I heard his chipping call.
![Cardinal](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/271/31698458083_f0292372ab_b.jpg)
He's got quite the Mohawk!
![Cardinal](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/510/31666575474_03e9fff107_b.jpg)
In a nearby tree, a radiant orange female responded with her own calls. They might not have liked me stumbling into their little bit of paradise.
![Cardinal](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/595/32130871590_182533f57f_b.jpg)
![Cardinal](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/588/31666168614_410a181895_b.jpg)
Meanwhile, this male yellow-bellied sapsucker was much more curious, getting very close and appearing to check me out.
![Yellow-bellied Sapsucker](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/374/31409293663_b8a078e32d_b.jpg)
![Yellow-bellied Sapsucker](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/508/32100709101_7f7d05cbf0_b.jpg)
![Yellow-bellied Sapsucker](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/630/31378226404_f6be186077_b.jpg)
At the entrance to Tompkins Square Park at Avenue A and 9th Street, a sapsucker has left sap wells in the trunk of a holly.
![Evidence of a sapsucker](https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/535/32114031970_b6097d58a5_b.jpg)
It's worth revisiting the holly to see if any sap is flowing and if any other birds are sipping it.
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