a while. They followed me to Maine’s 
fright woods. A clog came on me suddenly and 
barked. This frightened them and they 
note flew back loudly screaming jay jay . 
while on the ground they hopped. The 
f 1 ight flight was straight and flapping. Y/hen 
coming to a low perch from high in the 
air they pitched down in bounds, the last 
4 feet being accomplished with soaring 
wings. They rarely flew from one branch 
to another in a tree but always hopped. 
weathe r A wet snow v/as falling. 
November 28, 1901 . 
Across track by R.R. Bridge 9:15 a.m. 
3 ex 
Riark 
feed- 
note 
This morning I watched a downy woodpecker a 
short time while it was getting its break¬ 
fast. It v/as a male and. had a red spot or 
patch on the back of its head. It was 
about 40 feet up in a large white elm. It 
was working on smoothed barked limbs about 
an inch in diameter. It kept tapping, 
tapping, tapping around until it found a 
suitable place. Then tap tap tap 10 or 12 
times and the bill was held in the hole for 
a few seconds anu the head was moved from 
side to while the tongue sought out the 
grub and then it moved to a new place. 
Even while hopping it tapped no difference 
being noticed between hops. It was silent 
while feeding. Once it gave a rattling 
laughing skae-he he h he. 
November 28, 1901. 
Across track by R.R. Bridge 9:20 a.m. 
A hairy v/oodpecker could be heard over in 
the woods. This species is larger and 
calls skik loudly while feeding unlike the 
downy. Tt flew over my head above the tops 
of the trees. It had a bounding flight- 
As it started on the upward glide each time 
it gave the notes. Its wings made a ratt¬ 
ling noise once in a while. 
