Cambridge 
1899. 
January. 
j 
I February 
Dr yobates pubescens me di anus . 
, Mass. January birds in the Garden. 
Scarce a day passed when the garden or the large trees 
about the house were not enlivened by the presence of a Downy 
Woodpecker and frequently, especially towards the close of 
the month, two females came together while on a few occasions 
a male and female appeared in company. Like the Chickadees 
they were evidently attracted by the suet of which they ate 
freely usually attacking the sides of the piece and using 
their powerful bills so effectively that their appetites were 
soon satisfied. Although at Concord they never give place to 
and frequently displace the Chickadees they seem to either 
fear or dislike the English Sparrows nere never attempting to 
drive them from the suet and when approached by one or more of 
them showing evident uneasiness; sometimes even leaving the 
suet abruptly and flying away to a distance. They have been 
so strictly and uniformly silent during the month that I do 
not remember once hearing a note or call of any kind. 
February birds in the Garden. 
Two female Downies have been frequent - in fact almost 
, daily - visitors to both pieces of suet, coming sometimes 
singly, sometimes together, but we have not seen a male in 
the garden this month. On the 15th I heard a Woodpecker 
which I think was a Downy drum softly a few times. On the 
24th Walter heard one drum a dozen times or more on the 
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