North American fauna . din 1954 (Wright, 1955) ; 1 (1 in 80 acres) in 1949, 1951, 1952, and1953 (Trever, 1952; Clagett, 1952 and 1953). Maximum counts.—Spring: Hundreds near Baltimore onMarch 25, 1893 (F. C. Kirkwood). Fall: Nearly 1,000 onHooper Island, Dorchester County, on September 30, 1933 (W. ) ; a flock of 200+ at Patuxent Refuge on October 15, (Christmas counts) : 239 in the Ocean City area on Decem-ber 27, 1954; 107 in the Annapolis area on January 1, 1956; 104in the District of Columbia area on January 2, 1954; 80 in south-ern Dorchester County on December 28, 19
North American fauna . din 1954 (Wright, 1955) ; 1 (1 in 80 acres) in 1949, 1951, 1952, and1953 (Trever, 1952; Clagett, 1952 and 1953). Maximum counts.—Spring: Hundreds near Baltimore onMarch 25, 1893 (F. C. Kirkwood). Fall: Nearly 1,000 onHooper Island, Dorchester County, on September 30, 1933 (W. ) ; a flock of 200+ at Patuxent Refuge on October 15, (Christmas counts) : 239 in the Ocean City area on Decem-ber 27, 1954; 107 in the Annapolis area on January 1, 1956; 104in the District of Columbia area on January 2, 1954; 80 in south-ern Dorchester County on December 28, 1953; 79 in the WicomicoRiver area of Charles and St. Marys Counties on January 1, 1954;75 on Patuxent Refuge on December 23, 1941. PILEATED WOODPECKER Dryocopus pileatus (Linnaeus) Status.—Permanent resident (see fig. 31). Fairly common inthe Allegheny Mountain section and in the western part of theRidge and Valley section (west of Hagerstown Valley) ; fairlycommon locally in the Eastern Shore section (most numerous. Figure 31.—Breeding range of Pileated Woodpecker. 192 NORTH AMERICAN FAUNA 62, FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE along the Pocomoke River and its tributaries, and in DorchesterCounty), in the Western Shore section (most numerous along thePatuxent River and its tributaries in Prince Georges and AnneArundel Counties and in the Zekiah Swamp in Charles County),and in the Piedmont section (chiefly along Potomac River valleyof Montgomery County) ; uncommon locally in the eastern partof the Ridge and Valley section (mountains of eastern WashingtonCounty and northwestern Frederick County). Habitat.—Extensive areas of upland, moist forest types in themountains of the Allegheny Mountain, and Ridge and Valley sec-tions; also in extensive areas of flood-plain or swamp forests inthe Eastern Shore, Western Shore, and Piedmont sections. Nesting season.—Early April to late June. Nest-building wasrecorded as early as April 2, 1950, in Montgomery County (S. Meter, M. G. Van M
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