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The following evening, July 25, 1 visited Or- 

 chard No. 2 again. One sapsucker and two hum- 

 ming-birds were at work dipping between 7.20 and 

 8 p. M. The pendulum act was not performed. 

 The hummers were not disturbed by the wood- 

 peckers. They continued to dip until it was too 

 dark for me to see them, although I could hear 

 their wings. 



On the preceding morning, after my visit to 

 Orchard No. 2, I spent a short time at Orchard 

 No. 1. I found the birch bark cups empty. I 

 filled them, and as I reached the ground the young 

 woodpecker came and began dipping from cup 

 No. 3. He dipped ten times, then poked into two 

 drills and flew away. The female came immedi- 

 ately after, dipped in a few drills, saw the fresh 

 syrup, dipped ten times in cup No. 1, and flew 

 away. That day and the 26 th were rainy. On 

 the 27th at 6.15 a. m. I saw a male hummer work- 

 ing on evening primrose blossoms. He ignored 

 other flowers. I reached Orchard No. 1 at 6.35. 

 The young one was there. I filled cup No. 1, 

 the others being torn or warped. A hummer 

 flew almost into my face while I was in the tree. 

 About twenty new drills had been made since the 

 23d, all being higher up the trunk than previous 

 ones. About two inches in height had been 

 gained. I remained on the watch nearly nine 

 hours, going away only for meals and a brief visit 



