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the brush timber by the river. The Hairy Woodpecker, 

 like most of the other woodpeckers which are found at 

 Halsey, is a migrant there and does not breed. 



53. Dryobates pubcsccns m c dianus {'&w?an%on) — Downy Wood- 



pecker. 



A single Downy Woodpecker v/as observed across the 

 river near the Reserve on August 29, 1912. R. H. Wol- 

 cott noted the species in July, 1908, but no other records 

 are at hand of its occurrence at this locality, which is at 

 about the western limit of distribution of the species in 

 the state. 



54. Mclanerpes erythroccphalus (Linnaeus) — Red-headed 



Woodpecker, 



Red-headed Woodpeckers were present in moderate 

 numbers and were noted up until May 30 when they dis- 

 appeared not to be seen again until August 18, from which 

 time on through September they were found as before. 

 > Usually they were among the trees along the river and at 

 the base of the hills, or on telegraph poles and fence posts 

 in the valley, but occasionally I would find them a mile or 

 more out in the hills where they had followed a line of 

 fence. On the first trip which I made to the colony of 

 Great Blue Herons I saw this species among the trees 

 which bore the heron nests and in another grove of larger 

 hackberries about a half mile south of the heronry. Why 

 the Red-headed Woodpeckers do not remain at Halsey and 

 nest in the larger trees and telegraph poles it is hard to say 

 since they are usually quick to adapt themselves to 

 changed conditions, especially when such changes are in 

 their favor. 



55. Colaptes auratus httcus Bangs — Northern Flicker. 



R. H. Wolcott reports the Northern Flicker as breeding 

 at Halsey and gives records of its occurrence in June, 1906, 

 July, 1908, and July, 1911. My own records date from Au- 

 gust 29 from which time on I found the species rather com- 

 monly although I had seen none at all during the earlier 

 part of the summer. During migration these birds are un- 

 doubtedly more abundant than at other times although 

 they may possibly winter in numbers. 



56. Colaptes cafcr collans Vigors — Red-shafted Flicker. 



Red-shafted Flickers were seen from September 20 to 23, 



