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Dryobates villosus monticola. Rocky Mountain Hairy 

 Woodpecker. 



Resident through the year ; common. 



Breeds from the foothills up to 10,000 feet or more, prob- 

 ably as high as there is suitable timber. Aiken took a nest 

 with four eggs on Turkey Creek, May 26, 1872. Frequently 

 seen in winter in the trees along the streams, and occasionally 

 comes into the heart of Colorado Springs. It has been founo 

 at Lake Moraine in January. 



Dryobates pubescens homorus. Batchelder's Woodpecker. 

 Downy Woodpecker. 



Resident; common, but somewhat irregular in winter; 

 rare in summer. No breeding records known for the County. 



This small woodpecker ranges over about the same area 

 as the preceding species, but seems more irregular in occur- 

 rence and distribution. It has been seen at Lake Moraine in 

 December, March, and June, and at Seven Lakes in January, 

 showing that it is in those high altitudes the year round, while at 

 the lower elevations it has been found at all seasons. 



Picoides americanus dorsalis. Alpine Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker. 



Rare resident in the mountains. 



There are but few records for this species in El Paso 

 County. W. C. Ferrill took one at Palmer Lake, June 4, 1900. 

 which is now in the collection of the State Historical and 

 Natural History Society at Denver. Dr. W. W. Arnold saw a 

 pair breeding near the Half- Way House, June, 1905. Harry 

 Amann killed one near Victor, Teller County. 



In the summer of 1912, L. L. Shaw discovered a breeding 

 pair in Crystal Park. The nest hole was in a dead aspen tree 

 8 inches in diameter, and was five feet above the ground. 



