BIRDS OF THE GRAND PRfi REGION. — TUFTS. 177 



easy to capture and much to their liking. Nest 

 in a sand bank, the tunnel being excavated to a 

 depth of six or eight feet, ending in an egnlarged 

 chamber. This contains no lining. They lay five 

 to seven eggs. 



393a. Dryobates villosus leucomelas (Bodd.). Northern 

 Hairy Woodpecker. — Common permanent resident. 

 During the nesting period these birds are seldom 

 seen far from the heavily wooded sections, but 

 during fall and winter they visit settled portions 

 of the county. I have had one feeding regularly 

 in my garden this winter on a piece of suet fastened 

 to my feeding shelf. 



394c. Dryobates pubescens medianus (Swains.). Downy 

 Woodpecker. — -Common permanent resident. This 

 species is more common than the Hairy Woodpecker, 

 and closely resembles it except in size, being little 

 more than half as large. Found about our orchards 

 and ornamental groves at all seasons. A pair 

 nest every year in a box provided for them in my 

 garden. 



400. Picoides arcticus (Swains.), Arctic Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker. — Rare permanent resident. I have seen 

 them during every month of the year — but of late 

 years fewer are seen than formerly. Most records 

 for winter months. 



402. Sphyrapicus varius varius (Linn.). Yellow-bellied 

 Sapsucker. — Common summer resident, in suitable 

 localities. Arrive last week in April and during 

 the nesting season are found in the "backwoods" 

 regions. They seem to prefer poplar trees for 

 a nesting site and hence are most often seen in woods 

 where these trees predominate. Like other wood- 



