Dryobates villosus 
Maine (Lake Umbagog ) 
1880. 
May 21 
Most with n owl y-»hnt chert your.;' ir. low birch stub 
Dot 0»3. On ;:>• int of hr tching, olo in south 
side of brwr ash stub; s : -oundod by water; thirty 
yards from shoi ^ f ok t t d tiij «; >lorod by 
time • • nd weather. M 
Picus villosus 
Maine (Lake Umbagog) 
1880-. 
May ,21). Another nest about thirt 
ash stub, a Is o n r> n t. a i ri q rl« a o a 
ty feet above the water in an 
“’’l of which were broken by 
entrance hole on east side of 
v'xth four young Just hutched 
Juno 14 
Toon ,<o youn;; Mai ss froM; tho ■. ust of y/hieh t':oy 
vrnro the only occupants. Upon being placed in a box 
they clung t< ■ sid ms d, al : i h >ir hills r ■ 
Very soft, hanrnr cl very loudly on the boards. They 
uttered the long rattling cry and the short share note 
of th' old bird in. nearly the sane tone. Both wore very 
fat. The > sm ,1 a pager t appeared a * were cut ting 
open the hole and made a great outcry but. .-/as very shy 
soar »ly cominj dthiii : s n . 
.ay la. A nost fro! ■ - ■■ >d, e. . • ; ; 
.- - ■ ? ' ■ “ v “ i ’ 
lliV O, eg:;: , but '.noth >r on ,*hich WO started the - lo 
proves, on examination, empty • sb ; , 
Kggs slightly incub:: ted. best in avail 
vn. yoxlov sap or juaso which, exuded freely from up) 
• ■' ■■ ? f i c i .. vi t y. t t .n id it . a tor . 
s aJ is > the wood above and bocai ■ ■ t in w ij : ... ■ 
Uo pb ftrou: h it. This nest as e..»:?May 14 when the 
■ ' *0 fi p after . 
ro luentl; r pod < th runk i® no ir - £$gs : .g -hi 
one or ^e o lnor bird ' u lly look out but •.••ould 
rarely fly from tbo halo. 
