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numbers, but onlj rarel] in 1 1>«> winter and spring months rims out of 

 (ho twent] \o:ii> in wlui'li it is recorded, there are but two September 

 entries! in eleven years it was noted in October and in five years not until 

 November During these two months there are sometimes as man] as 

 five or si\ records for each month. In four yean there are from one to 

 three December occurrences; one record each for January and February, 

 wo for earl} \pul. and one for May, all >n different years rhe last is 

 of one seen Maj 30, 1890, .•> date that indicates perhaps .•» nesting bird. 

 w th us in central New England there is unquestionably :» slight movement 

 of these birds <n late fall into woodlands from which ihoy are absent in 

 summer, but during the winter most of them seem to disappear again. 



l.< PiOOidtl :tn-tinis. InCTIC I'liun rOBn WoOOPECKBH I'ho 



measuremei\ts of :\ bird taken November 24, 18S orded >n one of 



the notebooks Vnothor specimen is entered October 28, 1887, both no 

 doubt from Imosbury. It is interesting that though both species of the 

 rhrce-toed Woodpecker are found together in the White Mountains .-is 



dents, the v i the more given to wandering, and is the one of tener 



noted in <:\\\ and winter outside of its summer range, while the American 

 l'h:> , V\ ■ .-.' iccker much more rarely appears as .-> visitor south oi its 



breeding range. 



i(> Sphyrtpioui ffcriw ?ajiui >ruow wmsp Sapsuckbh, - 

 Although .-» .U'lv and an August record for Bases County are given b] 

 Dr Pownsend, ho .loos not adduce an] evidence of its breeding, Mr 

 Damsell's notes contain several mentions of this woodpecker in May and 

 June, :>s follows: .-\ male Maj 5, 1887; .-> bird shot at ' the farm ' Maj 4, 

 1889; one shot at Prue's Pond, M.»> 8, 1808; one June 12, 1801; one May 

 is and 21, 1007 Perhaps an occasional pair nests in the swamp] woods of 

 thisrc V late bird is noted on November t. 1890 



ruuvotomus piltjtitua tbietioolt Northwus Piuuitbs Wood- 

 peck S are is this bird in the eastern part of Massachusetts thai the 

 onl] specific mention of snee in Essex Oounty relates to one at 

 Manchester in December, 1888 Two additional instances are supplied 

 b] Mr Damsell's notes, namely, a young male shot J\ j 8 ss 

 hu\l shot by one M tsh j Kimball's Gtobcr4, 1805 

 re mounted, and the measurements of the former are entered 

 Probably thesi wi - e tderers from central 

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