76 Birds of Massachusetts 



County, a very rare summer resident. An immature male win- 

 tered in Brookline in 1895.^ 



April 4 to May 6 ; (Summer); September 1 5 to October 23 ; (Win- 

 ter). 



Amherst: "Rare.'' Berkshire: "Very rare summer resident. Com- 

 mon during the migration time." Bristol County: "Uncommon tran- 

 sient visitant." Brookline: " Common migrant." Once in winter. Cam- 

 bridge: Not common transient visitant. Cohasset : " Less common than 

 formerly." Dedham : " Rather common in the fall." Essex County : 

 "Spring and fall. Rather rare." Martha's Vineyard: "Migrant." 

 Springfield: " Tolerably common during its migrations." Templeton : 

 " Rare migrant." Wellesley: "Scarce migrant." 



205. Dryobates villosus (Linn.). Hairy Woodpecker. 



A summer resident, uncommon locally, more common as a 

 winter resident. In Eastern Massachusetts they breed in certain 

 parts of Plymouth County commonly, and at Ponkapog and Nor- 

 wood. 



Amherst: "Uncommon resident." Berkshire: " Xot uncommon per- 

 manent resident." Bristol County: "Permanent resident, rare in sum- 

 mer, rather common in fall and winter." Berkshire : " Fairly common 

 migrant and winter visitant." Cambridge: Uncommon winter visit- 

 ant. Cohasset: "Rare in October." Dedham: "Rare." Essex 

 County :" October to May." Ipswich: " Not uncommon in spring and 

 fall." Springfield : " Rather common summer and winter resident." In 

 fall occasionally numerous. Templeton : " Common resident." Welles- 

 ley : " A regular and usually scarce fall and winter vi'sitant, rarely a sum- 

 mer resident." 



206. Dryobates pubescens medianus (Swains.). North- 

 ern Downy Woodipecker. 



A common permanent resident, less often seen in summer. 



Amherst: "Common resident." Berkshire: "Common permanent 

 resident." Bristol County: "Common permanent resident." Brook- 

 line: " Common permanent resident." Cambridge : Com,jnon permanent 

 resident. Cohasset :" Numerous resident." Dedham: "Common resi- 

 dent." Essex County : " Common in all but the summer months." 

 Ipswich: "Common resident." Martha's Vineyard: "Common resi- 

 dent." Springfield " Common winter and summer resident." Tem- 

 pleton : "Common resident.'' Wellesley: " Common resident." 



' Kennard; Auk, Vol. XII, No. 3, July, 1895, PP- 3°'i 3°-- 



