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Cooke — Bird Migration in the District of Columbia. 



Permanent Residents. 



The following species occur in the District throughout the 

 entire year: 



Bluebird.* 



Robin.* 



Carolina Chickadee. 



Tufted Titmouse. 



White-breasted Nuthatch/ 



Carolina Wren. 



Mockingbird.* t 



Migrant Shrike, t 



( 'edarbird.* 



Cardinal. 



Soul;- Sparrow. 



Field Sparrow.* 



Goldfinch. 



English Sparrow. 



Red Crossbill. f 



Meadowlark.* 



Fish Crow. 



( 'row. 



Blue Jay. 



Red-bellied Woodpecker. 



Red-headed Woodpecker.* 



Wood Duck 

 * Rare in winter. 



Pileated Woodpecker. 

 Downy Woodpecker. 

 Hairy Woodpecker.* t 

 Great Horned Owl. 

 Screech Owl. 

 Barred Owl. 

 Long-eared Owl. 

 Barn < )wl. 

 Sparrow Hawk. 

 Bald Eagle. 

 Broad-winged Hawk. 

 Red-shouldered Hawk. 

 Red-tailed Hawk. 

 Cooper Hawk. 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 Marsh Hawk, f 

 Turkey Vulture. 

 Wild Turkey (formerly). 

 Ruffed ( i rouse. 

 Bob-white. 

 Night Heron.* 

 * 



f Rare in summer. 



Rare or Casual Visitors. 



The following list includes the species that have been noted 

 only a few times in the District. Most of them are stragglers 

 but a few occur here regularly in small numbers. 



Bicknell Thrush.— October 3, L885; May 14-18, 1888; May 17, 1892; May 



24, is'.):;. 

 Northern Chickadee. — December 10, IS")!); December 2-1, 1876; December 



l'.">, L878; January 2-February 2, 1870; common February 21-April L9, 



L885; October 19, 1896. 

 Short-billed Marsh Wren.— May 5, 1890; May 3, IS!):!. 

 Bewick Wren. — Has been noted in the spring of ten different years; 



average date of arrival April 4, earliest March 20, 181)7; has remained 



to July but not known to nest and no females seen ; noted twice in fall, 



November 24, L889; December 22, L890. 

 Prothonotary Warbler.— May 2, 1861; May 17, 1888; May 11, 1894. 

 Brewster Warbler. .May L5, 1885; May I, L895. 

 Lawrence Warbler. — May L2, L907. 

 Orange-crowned Warbler. — October 13, 1880; October 14, 1804. 



