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Woodpecker, Downy (continued) 



Call no. 



Nu WpD7 Adult Destroying Bark Beetles. Ithaca. (April 18, 1917) 



Allen 



The bird has destroyed the branch, but in doing so has kept 

 many beetles from spreading. Note time of year. 



Nu WpD8 Adult at Suet Tied to a Branch of a Tree. Ithaca. (Feb- 

 ruary 1910) Allen 



Shows the simplest way of attracting birds and the way always 

 to begin by fastening suet to convenient branches, preferably in 

 trees that birds are known to frequent. 



Woodpecker, Hairy (Dryobates villosus villosus) 



The hairy woodpecker is somewhat larger than the downy 

 and is confined more closely to the woods. However, it comes 

 even to the windows of dwellings for food that is put out for it. 



9-9.75 



Nu WpH Adult Eating Suet on Window Casing. Photographed 

 through the window. Ithaca. (December 1913) Allen 



Note how the tail is used to support the bird and that the 

 outer feathers have no spots. 



Nu WpHl Adult Female Feeding on Suet on Tree Trunk. (1914) 



Bailey 



The female does not show red on the head; its coloring is 

 neutral and inconspicuous. Note the "drawn up" position of bird. 

 Characteristic on cold days. 



Nu WpH4 Three Young Birds Clinging to a Post. (1913) Bailey 

 How do they differ from the young downies? 



Nu WpH6 Adult on Horizontal Feeding Station, Propped Position 



Van Zcmt 



The bird is walking on a horizonlal surface, but it has become 

 so accustomed to using its tail for a prop that it tised it in this 

 case when it is not necessary. 



