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Across track By R.R. Bridge  9:15 A.M.

Nov. 28, 1901
This morning I watched a Downy Woodpecker a short time while it was getting its breakfast. [[marginalia]] sex mark [[/marginalia]] It was a male and had a red spot or patch on the back of its head. It was about 40 feet up in a large white elm.  It was working on[[marginalia]] feeding habits [[/marginalia]] smoothed barked limbs about an inch in diameter. It kept tapping, tapping, tapping around until it found a suitable place. Then tap tap tap 10 or 12 times and the bill was held in the hole for a few seconds and the head was moved from side to while the tongue sought out the grub and then it moved to a new place. Even while hopping it tapped no difference being noticed being noticed between hops. It was [[marginalia]] note [[/marginalia]] silent while feeding. Once it gave a rattling laughing [[underlined]] sku he he he he. [[/underlined]]