218 BIRDS OF NEW ENGLAND AND EASTERN NEW YORK 



belly white ; outer tail-feathers tipped with white. Im. — Head 

 and breast gray, streaked with black ; black of back veiled with 

 gray; white in wing barred with black ; belly white, streaked 

 with grayish-brown. 



Nest, in a hole, in a tree. Eggs, white. 



The Red-headed Woodpecker is a permanent resident of 

 New York, and along the valley of Lake Champlain in 





Fig. 66. Red-headed Woodpecker 

 (From Biological Survey, U. S. Department of Agriculture) 



Vermont. In the latter region it is not uncommon, but in 

 the lower Hudson Valley and about New York city it is 

 generally rare, though occasionally common as a migrant. 

 In eastern New England it is only an accidental visitor. 

 The Red-headed Woodpecker is fond of open groves, and 

 is often seen flying from fence-posts in pastures which 

 contain trees. Its common note is almost identical with 

 the grrrr of the tree-toad. 



