THE HAIRY WOODPECKER 

 Woodpecker Family — Picidoe 



Length: About 9^ inches; nearly ^ larger than the Downy, 

 whom he resembles almost identically as to general 

 appearance, except in size. 



Male: Black and white above; white underneath; broad white 

 stripe down the middle of the back; head with black 

 and white stripes, a red patch at the back, and bris- 

 tles at the bill; wings black, with white stripes and 

 bars; tail black, with white outside feathers; the ab- 

 sence of black flecks on the tail-feathers and the 

 larger size of the bird distinguishes the Hairy from 

 the Downy. 



Female: Like male, except for the absence of a red patch on 

 the head. 



Note: A loud, shrill call, difficult to imitate or to reproduce 

 on paper for identification. The Hairy also "drums" 

 on the boughs of trees; it has no real song. 



Habitat: Tree-trunks in woodlands, rather than in orchards or 

 gardens, though I have noticed these woodpeckers in 

 winter frequenting the trees of village streets with- 

 out shyness or fear. During the breeding season, 

 they remain in secluded spots in the woods. 



Range: Three species of the Hairy Woodpecker may be found 

 in Canada and the United States; the northern 



HAIRY WOODPECKER, the HAIRY WOODPECKER, and the 



SOUTHERN HAIRY WOODPECKER. The northern species 

 lives in the tree-zone of Canada, and is the largest of 

 the three; the Hairy, next in size, may be found in 

 the United States from Colorado, Nebraska, and 

 Oklahoma, to the middle and northern parts of the 

 Eastern States. The Southern Hairy, the smallest of 

 the three, is a resident of our southern section. 

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