The Home of the Great Crest 



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Red-headed Woodpecker, and Flicker came to the tree at 

 various times. The woodpeckers were driven away by the 

 Great Crests, but they paid no attention to the Chickadee. 

 The Downy and Red-head tried the trick so often practiced 

 by the Red-heads on the Kingbirds, when they meet along 

 the country roads. Whenever the Kingbird discovers a Red- 

 head on a telephone pole he immediately tries to attack him. 

 The woodpecker simply dodges around the pole and goes on 

 about his business. The Kingbird takes his position on a 

 wire and goes to catching insects, all the time keeping one 

 eye on the woodpecker. Sooner or later the Red-head starts 

 for another pole and the Kingbird gets the chance he has been 



The nestlings at 12 days. Taken July 13, the day before 

 they left the nest. 



waiting for all the time. Both the Downy and Red-head 

 tried this trick on the Great Crests and successfully worked 

 it as long as they only had one of the parents to contend with, 

 but came off second best when the other parent entered the 

 game. 



