. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 354 THH RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. catchers; besides fruits and berries of many sorts, including cherries, apples. and pears, and in fall and winter beech nuts and acorns. This varied fare is not resorted to upon mere compulsion, but it is sought with avidity: 50 thai it is no wonder that the bird thrives in any situation. Whether or not the Woodpeckers will remain through the winter in any given section, seems to depend entirely upon the local crop of beech nuts, or &q
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. 354 THH RED-HEADED WOODPECKER. catchers; besides fruits and berries of many sorts, including cherries, apples. and pears, and in fall and winter beech nuts and acorns. This varied fare is not resorted to upon mere compulsion, but it is sought with avidity: 50 thai it is no wonder that the bird thrives in any situation. Whether or not the Woodpeckers will remain through the winter in any given section, seems to depend entirely upon the local crop of beech nuts, or "; No mast, no Red-heads, is the clearly proven rule. In case the bird decides to "lie over", nuts and acorns are gathered and stored in crevices and holes against the com- ing season; and we may suppose that it is a matter of indifference to the bird whether it gets the nut kernels originally deposited, or a transmuted product of weevils and Those birds which have not wintered hereabouts, consti-. /OODPECKEK ROW. tuting as thev do the great majority, return north from the middle of April to the first of May. Then the w Is and groves soon resound with their loud calls, Quec-o—quee-o—queer. These queer cries are not unpleasant, but the birds are a noisy lot at best. When one of them flies into a tree where others are gathered, all set up an outcry of yarrow, yarrow, yarrow, which does not sub- side until the newcomer has had time to shake hands all around at least twice. Besides these more familiar sounds the Red-heads boast an unfathomed reper- tory of chirping, cackling, and raucous noises. The youngsters, especially,— awkward, saucy fellows that most of them are—sometimes get together and raise a fearful racket until some of the older ones, out-stentored. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations
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