BIRDS OF NEW YORK STATE 117 



Woodcock (continued) 



Call no. 



Nu Wo4 Three Birds Nine Days Old. Cayuga co. Tabor 



Nu Wo6 Adult on Nest. (1900) 



A good example of protective coloration. Note the long probe- 

 like bill, characteristic of all sandpipers. 



Woodpecker, Downy (Dryobates puhescens medianus) 



The most confiding and beneficial of woodpeckers ; also the 

 smallest and commonest. It destroys a great number of coddling 

 moths, wood borers and other harmful insects and is, accordingly, 

 of great value in the preservation of forests. From the fact that 

 it is a bird of the orchards and yards, it is accorded the fullest 

 protection and frequently fed by those housewives who appre- 

 ciate its confiding nature. 6.5-7 



Nu WpD Adult Female Feeding on Suet on Side of Tree. (1911) 



Bailey 



The female is colored like the male except that it does not 

 have the reddish patch back of the head. Note the white stripe 

 on the side of the head just above the line of the eye. Study 

 the structure of the bird and note its adaptability for its work. 

 Observe shape of bill, arrangement of toes and use of tail. 



Nu WpD2 Nest with Six Eggs. (1906) Bailey 



The limb holding eggs was removed and a piece of wood cut 

 out. After this picture was made the piece of wood was replaced 

 and the limb strapped in its old place. A second brood was 

 raised a month later in the same nest. The height of the nesting 

 hole may vary from 8 to SO feet. No nest is built. 



Nu WpD4 Two Young Birds on Tree Trunk. .(1908) Bailey 



These birds were removed from the nest and placed against 

 the tree. Notice the black bars on the outer tail feathers. The 

 hairy woodpecker does not have these. 



Nu WpDS Adult at Nest with Food, Young Bird Projecting Head 

 from Nest Hole Allen 



Is it a male or female ? What are the young fed ? 



