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the center and tiers of bleacher-like seats surrounding on all sides. 

 It is used for the various stock-judging courses and there are large 

 classes held there most of the day. English sparrows can be found 

 at all times in the Pavilion. Several places in the arena were scat- 

 tered with feathers, testifying to the good work of the hawk. 



One of the caretakers at the Pavilion stated that the hawk had 

 been staying there for about three weeks. 



Walter A. Goelitz. 



Ravinia, 111. 



RED-BELLIED WOODPECKER AT ATLANTIC, IOWA. 



A few days ago a male Red-bellied Woodpecker, Centurus caro- 

 linns, was observed for the first time in this locality. While it 

 may be possible, of course, that an occasional individual of the 

 species visits western Iowa, careful observation of both summer 

 and winter birds has never revealed one before, and the occurrence 

 may be of interest to other readers. Since first observed, he has 

 appeared every day at our suet bags, affording us ample oppor- 

 tunity to confirm identification, as well as the pleasure of studying 

 his beautiful plumage. 



T. H. Whitney. 



Atlantic, Iowa, April 20th, 1917. 



PILEATED WOODPECKER. 



A number of articles have appeared within the last year or so re- 

 garding this rare bird, all of which relate to counties near us, Ash- 

 tabula in particular, but I never have seen a note giving report of 

 an instance of its having been seen in Geauga. I have therefore 

 thought it proper to speak a word for our little county. 



My own satisfactory views of the birds have been only two, but 

 both of these unmistakable. Both occurred within the limits of 

 Chardon Village, and at the same edge of the same piece of wood- 

 land. The first, on March 15th, 1905, was of a mature male, while 

 the second I took to be a young bird, form, size and action being 

 true to the species, but the areas that would be black in the ma- 

 ture bird, though quite dark, were not black. Two others were 

 with me for this observation. It was made May 5th, 1907. 



Nearly every year some member of our Bird Club reports seeing 

 one at some point near, and we are coming to consider them not 

 very uncommon. 



F. E. Ford and Arthur Fowler, of this place, followed one to a 

 swampy piece of timber about two and a half miles from town, in 

 the township of Claridon, last year, where they saw indications 

 that a pair were getting ready for housekeeping. 



