I. Umbagog, Maine. Sphyrapicus varius. Sphyrapicus varius -- Common May 30 - June 10, 1871. 1 pair 1 pair 12½ 14 2 (fishing) Sphyrapicus varius. - July 31; Aug. 6, 11, 25; Sept. 7, 18, 22 1873. Sphyrapicus Aug 13 1872 - 1874 / May 26. 1876 / May 22 1880 out of / May 1881 described - / May 12 Sphyrapicus 1½, 9½, 11 (pair) 20 2/3, 23½ Sent. 1887 Sphyrapicus Sept. 2½-4½-10½-15½-20½-25½-27½ 1888 Sphyrapicus Sept. 3½-13½-15½-21½-22²-24½-25½-28 bad - 25² 1889 Oct. 1 pair 56 Sphyrapicus Sept. 25' Lake Umbagog, Maine, 1890. Oct. 1 pair 2 pairs Lake Umbagog. Maine. Sphyrapicus varius 1894 September 4 1 pair 17 (3 pair) Pine Point " 21 2/3 23½ " " Sept. 17. E. R. S. hearing the warbling cry of a bird, in front of the camp at once exclaimed: "How cat likes; how very like a cats' meow." I could hardly believe that a Woodpecker uttered this sound. 1895. September 4 ½ pair 13-1 pair Pine Pt. 19 1 pair Pine Pt. 25 (Crawb. Point) " 28 ½ pair October 1 ½ pair (Baker side to Baker) Lake Umbagog. 1896. Sphyrapicus varius P= Pine Pt. May 13½ 14 15 2 pairs 16½-17½ } Baker side " 14² 20² " 23 2/3 24 25 = (Corro on / North Arm) 27½ " 28 2/3 29 2 30 4 June 1 2/3 23 33 5-40 6 3 72 " 12 2/3 Nests May 28 nest in dead frond of Pin with moss in old brick & maple woods on ridge, 5 eggs incubated three or four days. Taken. June 3 - nest in Beech that young calling inside making a low chattering. Another nest " 4 nest with young. R. H. Aird Pine - Morton. Drumming Not a roll like that of our other Woodpeckers but an emphatic knocking: rat-tat-tat-tat- tat-tat, tat-tat, tat-tat, tat; the number of taps varying from 3 or 4 to 10 or 12, the intervals in length & position. Both sides knock. It is evidently call or answer. 41