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Imm 1 IS on fhc 1'('!lo-<.-hcllic<f WoOif flicker. 



iTuly 



1 ;ulili\l hraiulv am! suj^ar to the maplo syrup in the cup. The 

 llununin^biitls with inio oxioj^tiou dipjuHl ouly iu tho ilrills. lu 

 (MiciMsi-a lluuuiiiuii bii\l vlrauk t'oi' sixty sccomls (iuohuliui; a ivst 

 oltcu sccouils) tVom tho cup. lie thou tlow away. The vouu^- 

 Sapsuolvoi' ilip]H\l oulv tVoui tho ihills, tlio touialo ihiipoil tliiitv 

 tiuios or uuMo tVoui tho drills autl t\\outv-ti\o tinios tVoui tho oup. 

 Tho uialo ilippoil titlv-tour tiuios tVom tho ilrills auil worked a 

 littlo iu doopouiui^- holos. ilrauk sixty-six tiuios tVoui tho ou[i ami 

 caught twoutv iusocts souio ow tho wiug'. souio ou tho oilii'o ot" 

 I ho cup. 



1 uolicodwith surprise that tho 1 luuuuiuj^birds iu luoro thau 

 ouo iustauco took sap while cliu^iug' to (ho hark with thoir toot, 

 (hoir wiu>;s boiuy; at rost. 1 ha\ o hoou (old by a carot'ul obsorvor 

 that thov cliug- to tho truuipot tlowor iu tho same Ava\ \vhilo 

 crowdiuu' thouisolvos iuto its uunith (o draw i(s swoots. 



Mv uotos rotor agaiu aud ai^aiu (o tho spitot'ul troatuiout ot" tho 

 lluuunors at Orchard No. i. Ou tho other haud at Orcharti 

 No. .: (ho\ sav ^'Nhdo aud nouuu ouo dippiug. lluiuuior couios 

 iu aiul dips several (iuios ortici'r// tJicni aud (hoy otVor uo objoc- 

 (iou." 



lu spite ot' tho tact (hat ouo \ inuig bird had boon shot tVoni tho 

 tauiih a( (.'•rcharvl No. i the tree was without Woodpeckers oulv 

 about ouo hour out ot" the uiue that 1 watched it ou July J7. 



C)u the 28th I arrived at Orchard No. 1. at 7.28 a. m. aud 

 watchotl it tor two hours. Ou u\y arrixal I tiUoil ouo cup w ith 

 br.u\d\ . sui^ar aud s\ rufi. aud auothor. a uew ouo, with pure 

 braudv auil a drop or two of tho uiixturo ou top. A lliuuiniug- 

 birtl's arrival at 7.,>o brought tho male Sapsucker t'roin a uoighbor- 

 iug tree. The lluuuuoi was dri\ou away. The Woodpecker 

 dipped several tiuios aud thou tried the pure braudy. lie shook his 

 beak aud hitched awav t'rouv tho cup. Thou ho w out out im\ the 

 limb usotl as a regular poiut ot" departure aud tlow uiMth. as ui\ 

 notes sav : "poiutiug and tlvitig as thovigh tor a long trip." At 

 8.13 a male Hummer drank t'orty seconds t"u>m the cnp contain- 

 ing tho braudv and s\ tup mixture. At 8.10 a t'omalo Ilummoi- 

 drai\k twoutv socouils at the same cup. Both ignored the drills. 

 At8..}2 a t'omalo Hummer while ilrinkiug was attackoil again and 

 again bv tho wasps auil bees surrounding tho tree and CtMnpellod 

 to ilot'end herselt". At o.o> the t'emale Winnlpecker arrived, dippoil 

 iu a few holes and then went to the brantly cup. She drank 



