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For several reasons. One is to get the insects in the tree, another is to get the sap, another is to store food, generally for winter.

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They do it to get food, they nutrients and other things from the tree

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To get at an insect under the bark, they will listen for it boring or moving around and peck where the noise is to get at it.

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10y ago

To locate and get to an insect inside the tree

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