THE LEWIS WOODPECKER. 



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a Sapsucker, now, nr a Harris, we could rea<lil\- unilersiand Iiia\- the ab- 

 diiminal plumage might ha\e lieen teased to rags thru constaut friction 

 with rough bark; but this Iaz\- Jack-of-all-trades. who is more flycatcher than 

 true woodpecker, how did he get his unde'--plumage so teartully mussed? 



For all the Black 

 Woodpecker keeps 

 largeh' to the tops of 

 trees, it is not averse to 

 ground - meats, a n d 

 where unmolested, will 

 descend tii feed with 

 Cousin Flicker upon 

 crickets, geotic beetles, 

 or fallen acorns. Grass- 

 hoppers are a favorite 

 food, and during the 

 season of their greatest 

 abundance the bird re- 

 cjuires little else. Serv- 

 ice-berries are a staple 

 in season, wild straw- 

 berries are not often 

 neglected, and the bird 

 has been knr)wn to filch 

 a cherry now and then. 

 Indeed, it is noteworthy 

 that in certain fruit- 

 growing sections, such 

 as the Yakima \'alley. 

 Black Woodpeckers 

 ha\-e increased in num- 

 bers of late. It must 

 not be hastily conclud- 

 ed on this account that 

 the Woodjiecker is a 

 menace to the orchard. 

 He earns what he eats. 

 Orchards attract in- 

 sects, and insects attract birds, 

 insects, and so, ex'entually, no fruit? 

 fruit for all ? 



The occurrence of the Black 



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I.ICW IS W OOni'IX'KKK. 



Which will yiiu ha\e, no birds, more 

 birds, fewer insects, and enough 



or more 



\\'oodpecker west of the Cascades is 



