drummi ng would put its head down close and 
drum so rapidly that you could 
► hardly see it move. After each 
drum it would sit and listen 
turning its head from one side to 
the other. Finally a female came 
hotly pursued by another male. 
The first male chased the other 
one away but it came 
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back. The female lit on the top 
. and the males on the cross bars of 
.love note cross. They gave the love note 
wickw all the time. The female 
gating bowed from one side to another 
while tho males postured themselves 
with spread tails and drooping 
wings. They generally kept their 
backs toward her so as to show the 
white rumps. They moved their 
heads from side to side rapidly. 
The throat was extremely tremulous 
while giving the love notes. 
Finally they went on to the trees. 
April 9, 190 2. 
Corner of Oak & 7th St. in Bamboo 
12 s 45 m. 
This noon it was warm and sunny. A 
downy woodpecker was drumming on a 
dead limb in front of Pfannstiehls. 
It was about 8 taps not quite so 
rapid as those of a flicker. The 
