393. Dryobates villosus 

 HAIRY WOODPECKER. 9 1-2 inches 



Male. Above black and white spotted ; white down the middle 



of the back ; also white above and below the eye and on outer 



tail feathers ; red patch on back of the head. Below white. 



Female. Similar, but without the red patch. 



A bird fond of the deep woods. Resident in Massachusetts 



through the year. 



Note. Chink, like noise of a chisel in drilling. 



Nest. In a hole in a tree. 



Breeds. Throughout New England, sparingly in the southern 



part. 



