138 FROM BLOMIDON TO SMOKY. 



begun by the young did not reach the cambium 

 layer. I find no insects in sap or syrup. 



12.23. Female comes from north, dips, pecks and preens. 



12.27. On limb preening. 



12.30. Still there. I go home for dinner. 

 2.30. Return. Young in tree. I climb, he flies. I 

 place a flame-colored nasturtium above cup No. 1. 



2.37. Female comes, dips in new hales. 



2.38. Sees nasturtium petrified by astonishment. 



2.39. Hitches towards flower, and touches it three times, 

 with her bill. Satisfied, dips. 



2.40. Drills and later does nothing. 



2.48. Catches an insect on the bark by a quick pecking 



motion. Goes on limb. 

 2.51. Young comes, dips. No notice of nasturtium. 



2.53. Young goes on limb. Female comes in and drills. 



2.54. Young comes in and walks over nasturtium. 



2.55. Female drinks from both cups, bill glistens. 



2.57. Both fly. Young seems color blind. 



2.58. Male conies, dips, goes near flower, does not no- 

 tice it at all 



3.00. Male preens, clinging to bark. 



3.01. Female returns. Male dips. Both preen. 

 3.09. Male dips. 



3.13. Male hops to nasturtium and touches it with bill 

 three times. Looks at cup but dips in holes. 



3.15. Nasturtium blows away. 



3.19. Male dips. Female drinks 17 times from cup 

 No. 1 and once from a drill. 



3.22. Male sleepy, dips now and then. I peep, mew, 

 whistle, hoot, bark and talk, but no sound makes 

 the birds do more than move their heads. 



3.28. Hummer comes ; sees male and retreats. 



3.29. Male dips. 



3.30. Female flies east 



