226 Birds of Colorado 
Batchelder’s Woodpecker. Dryobates pubescens homorus. 
A.O.U. Checklist no 394b—Colorado Records—Aiken 72, p. 206 
(Picus gairdneri); Henshaw 75, p. 388 ; Scott 79, p. 95 ; Drew 81, p. 141 ; 
85,p.17; Allen & Brewster 83, p. 196; Beckham 835, p. 143 ; Morrison 
88, p. 107; 89, p. 67; Batchelder 89, p. 253 (D. . orewcus) ; Kellogg 
90, p. 87; Lowe 94, p. 268; Cooke 97, pp. 83, 207: Henderson 03, 
p. 107; 09, p. 231; Gilman 07, p. 154; Rockwell 08, p. 164; Warren 
09, p. 14. 
Description.—Very similar in general coloration to D. villosus 
monticola, but considerably smaller and with the lateral tail-feathers 
transversely spotted with black; inner secondaries and wing-coverts 
unspotted ; white of under-surface not smoky, and under tail-coverts 
unmarked ; iris brown, bill and legs dusky slate. Length 6-6; wing 
4-0; tail 2-5; culmen -65; tarsus -65. 
The female has no ‘red on the head, and is slightly smaller— 
wing 3-80. 
Distribution.—The Rocky Mountain region from southern British 
Columbia and north-east Nebraska south through Colorado to Arizona 
and New Mexico, perhaps to southern California. 
In Colorado a less common resident than the Rocky Mountain Hairy, 
but still by no means rare, breeding in summer from, the foothills 
up to timber line, and wintering more commonly on the plains along 
the base of the mountains and occasionally as high as 10,000 feet. I 
have not heard of its occurring out on the plains except that it was 
seen by Warren in March at Orchard, some forty miles from the 
foothills. 
The following are notices: Estes Park (Kellogg); Boulder co. 
tesident in valley and mountains (Gale); near Colorado Springs, 
January, May and October (Aiken coll.), near Fort Garland 8,000 to 
10,000 feet (Henshaw), Breckenridge, breeding (Carter), Mesa co. 
breeding commonly above 7,000 feet, wintering up to 9,000 feet 
(Rockwell), La Plata co., common resident (Morrison). 
Habits.—A restless and energetic little Woodpecker, 
constantly tapping the tree trunks in search of insects. 
It has hardly any distinctive traits of character from 
the Hairy. 
It is a late breeder ; Gale found fresh eggs from June 
5th to 25th. These are deposited in a hole excavated 
in an aspen or pine, or sometimes in an old dead stub, 
and are three or four in number. They are white in 
colour, and measure ‘74 x ‘60. 
