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Title
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Childs’ Point
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Date
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May 26, 1901
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Creator
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Frank H. Shoemaker
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Description
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letters
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Rights
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4, oi Aree Alp
ay; May. 26, 1901 -. y:
' Childs' Point
Omaha, Nebraska
In the woodlend at Cliilds' Point today I noticed a — i
hole in a small dead tree, evidently the work of a downy .
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woodpecker in some other season. The hole was about
four feet from the ground. It chances often that a
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gentle tapping, or scratching or stroking the bark,
will disclose whether such a hole is occupied; a bird or
@ mouse will stick out its head to see who is visiting. BA
So I tapped warily; not a crude summons, but a polite :
tettoo with one finger-nail. And it got results.
From within, there came the most peculiar sound; a 2
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tapping, much stronger than my own, and with it a hissing g
on
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I was completely at a loss to understand what ; would
sound.
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be. Surely not a downy woodpecker, for the cavity was old ‘
and there were no fresh chips. It might wietontadice;
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but no chickadee of my acquaintance had a= acted in
that way. ~
These conjectures were
ng through my mind while ’
