108 NATURE STUDY LESSONS FOR PRIMARY GRADES 



can you tell them from their parents? (The first 

 summer their heads are not red, but, instead, a very 

 dark gray, and their wings are spotted black and 

 white. The white on their breasts is not pure 

 white, but dirty-looking.) 



Do these brothers and sisters have good times 

 playing? (Yes, and the father and mother play, 

 too.) Children watch them and tell what games 

 they play. And, if you have a chance, watch one 

 during a shower and see what it does. [The 

 teacher should call for their observations and re- 

 late her own, throughout the summer term and 

 again in the fall. The children should be taught 

 to be very wary in watching birds; try to keep 

 out of their sight as much as possible, and keep 

 quiet] 



What other woodpeckers have you seen? De- 

 scribe them. What one is often seen on the 

 ground? (The flicker.) What ones are with us 

 through the winter? (The downy and the hairy 

 woodpeckers.) 



