1 76 A Pioneer History oe Becker County. 
128. American Three-toed Woodpecker, “Ladder-back” ( Picoi - 
dcs americanus). 
An uncommon bird. Breeding at Lake Itasca in 1902. 
129. Yeeeow-beeeiEd Sapsucker ( Sphyrapicus varius). 
A common summer resident. This bird from its habit of 
piercing the bark to secure the sap, does much injury to 
many varieties of trees, including cultivated fruit and orna¬ 
mental species. It is therefore to be regarded in the light 
of a pest—the only outlaw among the woodpeckers, which 
are, as a family, among the most useful of all our birds. 
130. PilEated Woodpecker, Logcock, Cock-of-the-Woods, 
(Ccophlocus pileatus abieticola). 
This, the largest of our woodpeckers, is still rather common 
in the primitive forests. It is a most useful bird and should 
never be ruthlessly destroyed simply because it is an object 
of curiosity, as is so frequently the case. 
131. Red-headed Woodpecker ( Melanerpcs erythrocephalus) . 
Common in open woodland and about habitations. 
132. FeickER, “High Hole,” “Yellow Hammer,” “Golden-winged 
Woodpecker ( Colaptcs auratus luteus). 
A familiar bird known to everyone. More terrestrial in 
habit than the other woodpeckers, feeding extensively on 
ants which it secures by thrusting its long, sticky togue in¬ 
to their burrows. 
133. Whip-poor-wiee ( Antrostomus vociferus). 
Present. Brackett says, “Heard one on May 6, 1883, near 
Detroit.” 
134. Night-hawk, Bull bat ( Chordeiles virginianus ). 
A common and well-known bird. The birds found on the 
prairie and in open country are light-colored and are known 
as Sennett’s Night-hawk. 
135. Chimney SwiET, Chimney “Swallow” (Chcetura pelagica). 
Abundant. Formerly bred in hollow trees. 
136. Ruby-ti-iroated Hummingbird ( Trochilus colubris). 
Common. 
137. Kingbird ( Tyrannus tyrannus ). 
Abundant. 
138. Arkansas Kingbird ( Tyrannas verticalis). 
A western species found rather commonly in the tree claims 
and groves along the borders of the prairies. 
