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tall dead pine near my home, and as the years go by, I 

 turn each spring with ever renewed interest and pleasure 

 to hearken when I catch the drumming roll of the red- 

 head 's love-call. 



THOUGHT QUESTIONS 



How many kinds of woodpeckers do you know? Do they all have red on 

 their heads? Which species has the most red on its head? Are downy 

 woodpeckers ever seen among the trees in town? Will the downy harm the 

 fruit or vegetables? Will it do the farmer any good? Should it be killed? 

 Does the downy leave us when the winter comes? Tie some suet to the 

 limb of a tree in your yard next winter, and watch for a downy to come and 

 eat it. By how many names have you heard the flicker called? How do 

 woodpeckers fly, by swoops or in a straight line? 



