At a guess, it's the work of a yellow bellied sapsucker. It looks like it
has healed over just fine, and is not cause for alarm.

Cheers,
Sue

Zone 6, Southcentral PA


"Lou Minatti" wrote in message
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Anyone know what critter bored these holes? They're not deep, perhaps
as deep as a pencil eraser.

http://www.watchingyou.com/treeholes.jpg

This is a Bradford pear. I'm in Houston. I took the picture back in
January, and I looked today and the tree is no worse for the wear. In
fact, it's just about fully leafed-out, putting on lots of new growth.
But the holes are still there. I didn't notice the boring on any of my
other trees, just this one. Thanks.