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A tolerably common resident; apparently more numerous in 

 the winter. 



Nest. In a cavity in a living limb, but usually a short distance 

 below a dead limb of sufficient size to affect the density of the 

 wood below. Location, an apple tree in an orchard or a deciduous 

 tree in the woods. Height from ground, usually between 15 and 

 30 feet. 



Eggs. 2-4; early in May. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. April 30, 1904, two eggs 

 (L. B. B.). Latest record. May 30, 1901, four eggs (Hill). 



Dryobates pubescens medianus (Swainson). Downy 

 Woodpecker. 



A common resident. 



Nest. Usually in the dead limb of a tree in the orchard, 

 woods, or along the roadside. (Of 13 nests recorded by J. H. 

 S. six were located in willow trees or stumps, the remainder in 

 poplars, maples, and black birch trees.) Height from ground, 

 10-40 feet. Building, April 30 — June 3. 



Eggs. 4-5; the last of May. 



Nesting dates. Earliest record. May 16, 1896, five eggs 

 (H. W. F.) ; May 16, 1899, five eggs (Hill). Latest record, 

 June 12, 1882, four eggs (J. H. S.). 



Both the Downy and the Hairy Woodpecker excavate holes 

 during the fall in which they pass the winter nights. 



Picoides arcticus (Swainson). Arctic Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker. 



Merriam 1 records that a specimen was taken at Simsbury in 

 i860 (in Shurtleff coll., Wesleyan University Museum), and that 

 Dr. Wood had taken it at East Windsor Hill. These are the only 

 Connecticut records. 



Sphyrapicus varius varius (Linnaeus). Yellow-bellied 



Sapsucker. 



A tolerably common spring and fall migrant in April, Octo- 

 ber, and November; rarely wintering. 



1 Merriam, Birds of Conn., p. 64. 



