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one I heard a deep roar like the wind blowing across an open jug. I went around on the other side & found a freshly used & lately vacated hole of a bairds woodpecker. It was about 4 feet from the ground, on the S. side, & after going back in with a smooth round hole it turned down & the stem (about 5 inches in diameter) was hollowed out to a shell. As the wind blew across the hole the sound was like the ^[[insertion]]low notes [[/insertion]] of a giant flute. The doorstep of this little house was worn smooth & bits of down clung to the sides, so it could not have been vacated very long. No doubt the birds appreciated being close to the supply of ^[[insertion]] both [[/insertion]] honey & insects
As I was among the flowers for only about an hour, no doubt many other birds visit them regularly for honey or insects.
The plants grow with Upper Sonoran & transition species of trees & shrubs & would probably be hardy throughout either zone. If introduced about ranches they would attract birds & I believe prove a most valuable bee food. They are also strikingly ornamental.