WOODPECKERS 



ciili'y cuL\ cuky cull', rings through \\\v tinihcr as 

 they fly back and forth from ridge to ridge. 

 When flying the pileated woodpecker has a 

 spread of wings of over two feet. It goes 

 with long sweeping strokes in the undulating 

 manner of its kind and makes a grand picture 

 that matches well its usual wild surroundings. 

 Its large size, together with its flaming red 

 crest and conspicuously black and white plu- 

 mage make its identification certain. Its 

 nest is usually excavated in living trees well 

 up from the ground but occasionally in dead 

 trees or stubs at low elevations. Its power- 

 ful })lows cut out unbelievable chunks of wood 

 and the ground below plainly shows the 

 amount of chips removed. Its nesting hole 

 is about fifteen inches deep and the glossy 

 white eggs are laid on a bed of clean chips. 



o Lewis woodpecker, Asyndesmus lewisi. 

 4°^ 11.00 



Distribution : From the Rocky Mountains to 

 the Pacific Coast, and from British Columbia 

 and Alberta south to Arizona and California. 



The Lewis woodpecker is unique among the 

 family. At a distance it looks and flies like 

 a small crow, with steady straight-away wing 

 beats, and one might think it a crow until it 

 lights on the side of a stub in characteristic 

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