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at work in this cavity. Having- heard the bird working, I approached the 
tree cautiously, and stood back of a neighboring tree, whose thick branches, 
with their abundant covering of “long moss” (Tillandsia usneoides), en¬ 
tirely concealed person from this woodchopper’s keen eye. I watched, 
and soon saw its large bill clasping a chip appear at the opening of the 
cavity, in another instant the head and neck were protruded, and after 
taking a quick survey of all surroundings, as if to assure herself that no 
enemy was a witness to her industry and vigilance, the chip was dropped 
down and the bird resumed her digging. After she had thus reap¬ 
peared several times with pieces of wood, and always manifested the same 
caution before dropping the chips, I, when she again came in view, made 
a slight noise, but did not show myself, when immediate^ she dropped 
back into the cavity and did not again continue her labors or show her¬ 
self, although I remained quiet for several minutes. As the dinner horn 
had sounded some time before, I deemed it more important to attend to 
the wants of the inner man than to continue to wait for the bird to re¬ 
new her work, and picking up a piece of shell rock I threw it against the 
limb, when she flew out uttering a shrill cry. 
These birds feed largely on beetles and their larvae, which are so 
abundant in dead trees. Wild grapes, berries and acorns are also some¬ 
times eaten. 
The following list shows most of the counties in this state where the 
Pileated Woodpecker is frequently met with: 
County. 
Observers. 
Remarks. 
Allegheny. 
Dr. T. Z. Hazzard. 
Rare; formerly quite plentiful. 
Beaver. 
Dr. G. A. Scroggs. 
Breeds; resident. 
Bedford. 
,T. L. McGregor. 
Is found in some sections; resident. 
Berks. 
D. F. Keller. 
Very rare 
Crawford. 
H. C. Kirkpatrick. 
Seen in winter; probably breeds. 
Clinton. 
Dr. Van Fleet. 
Resident. 
Clearfield. 
Dr. Van Fleet. 
Resident. 
Cameron. 
M. M. Larrabee. 
Resident; tolerably common. 
Chester. 
B. H. Warren,*. 
Straggler; one taken about twelve years ago. 
I Clarion. 
W. Shanafelt,. 
Resident; not common. 
| Columbia. 
Dr A. B. MacCrea. 
Resident. 
1 Dauphin. 
W. W. Stoey. 
Resident. 
Prip, . 
Geo. B. Sennett. 
Resident: few are found about Lake Pleasant 
Fayette. 
B. H. Warren. 
Saw one in December. 1889. 
Fulton. 
Hon. W. S. Alexander. 
Resident. 
i Luzerne. 
D. J. Linskill. 
Resident. 
Lycoming. 
August Kock. 
Resident. 
Lackawanna. 
G. P. Friant. 
Resident; quite common; increasing. 
McKean. 
J. A. Teulon. 
Resident. 
Mercer,. 
S S. Overmoyer. 
Breeds. 
Mifflin. 
B. H. Warren,. 
Resident. 
Northumberland, . . 
Dr. Van Fleet. 
Resident. 
Perry. 
H. J. Roddy. 
Resident. 
Susquehanna, . . . 
S. S. Thomas. 
Rare. 
Sullivan. 
Otto Behr. 
Resident. 
Somerset. 
Dr. II. I). Moore. 
Resident. 
' Schuylkill, . 
M. M. MacMillan. 
Resident. 
Union. 
Dr. Van Fleet,. 
Resident. 
Venango,. 
J. R. Robertson, . . .. 
Rare. 
Warren. 
H. L. Greenlund. 
Rare. 
Wayne . 
N. F. Underwood. 
Breeds. 
Washington. 
James S. Nease. .. 
Resident. 
Do ~ .... 
M. Compton. 
Rare; probably breeds. 
W. T. Warrick. 
Rare; probably breeds. 
Westmoreland. . . . 
Chas. H. Townsend. 
Occasionally seen in heavy timbered localities. 
* Pileated Woodpeckers have also been seen or heard by the writer, during the past two years, in the 
counties of Armstrong. Blair, Cambria, Centre, Elk, Jefferson, Forestand Potter: in some parts of Cen¬ 
tre. Elk. Forest and Potter this bird is often seen. 
