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topographic divisions as is vegetation. 

 Most of the animals range throughout 

 the state; a few, however, are more 

 restricted. The woodrat {Neoloma 

 pennsylvanica) , partial to caves and 

 common throughout the entire Alle- 

 gheny region, occurs in Ohio only in the 

 Allegheny Plateau section; the southern 

 snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus vir- 

 ginianus), only in the northeastern 

 part of the state. The porcupine is 

 occasionally seen in the extreme north- 

 eastern part of the state; the badger 

 (Taxidea taxus) has appeared recently 

 in the extreme northwestern part. The 

 prairie mole (Scalopus aquaticus ma- 

 chrinus), common throughout western 

 Ohio, is replaced in the northeast part 

 of the state by the hairj'-tailed mole 

 {Parascalops breweri). Both occur in 

 the region about Columbus. The deer- 

 mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) 

 of the sand dune area along Lake Erie 

 is a slightly different variety from that 

 found elsewhere throughout the state. 

 In the small prairies of western Ohio, 

 the striped ground-squirrel is found; 

 this is extending its range eastward 

 in cleared land, and is now found at 

 Columbus. 



Bird life is abundant throughout the 

 state; about 300 species are found. 



Birds (L. /.) 



The breeding birds of the swampy 

 and marshy areas are: Pied-ljilled grebe, 

 black tern, double-crested cormorant, 

 mallard (rare), black, blue winged teal, 

 bittern, least bittern, green heron, 

 sandhill crane, king rail, Virginia rail, 

 yellow rail, sora, Florida gallinule, coot, 

 marsh hawk, red-winged blackbird, 

 swamp sparrow, short-billed marsh 

 wren, long billed marsh wren. 



Birds breeding along the lake shore 

 on the sand and islands: Piping plover, 

 spotted sandpiper, common tern. 



Birds breeding on the original prairie 

 of the northwestern part of the state, 

 and in other grassy areas: Lesser 

 scaup duck, upland plover, killdeer, 

 prairie chicken, prairie horned lark. 



bobolink, meadowlark, vesper sparrow, 

 grasshopper sparrow, I lenslow's sparrow, 

 lark sparruw, song sparrow, dickcissel. 



Bird breeding in brushy tangles, flood 

 plains, etc.: Bob-white, goldfinch, 

 white-throated sparrow (rarely), field 

 sparrow, indigo bunting, migrant shrike, 

 yellow warbler, prairie warbler, northern 

 yellow-throat, mockingbird, catbird, 

 brown thrasher. 



Birds breeding in the deciduous woods: 

 Wood duck, great blue heron, ruffed 

 grouse, woodcock, wild turkey, passen- 

 ger pigeon, mourning dove, turkey 

 vulture, swallow-tailed kite, sharp- 

 shinned hawk. Cooper hawk, red-tailed 

 hawk, red-shouldered hawk, broad- 

 winged hawk, bald eagle, pigeon hawk, 

 sparrow hawk, osprey, barn owl, long- 

 eared owl, barred owl, saw-whet owl, 

 great horned owl, screech owl, yellow- 

 billed cuckoo, black-billed cuckoo, hairy 

 woodpecker, downy woodpecker, north- 

 em pileated woodpecker, red-headed 

 woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, 

 northern flicker, whippoorwill, night- 

 hawk, ruby-throated hummingbird, 

 kingbird, crested flycatcher, phoebe, 

 wood pewee, Acadian flycatcher, blue 

 jay, crow, cowbird, orchard oriole, 

 Baltimore oriole, bronzed grackle, gold- 

 finch, chipping sparrow, field sparrow. 

 song sparrow, towhee, cardinal, rose- 

 breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, 

 summer tanager, cedar waxwing, red- 

 eyed vireo, warbling vireo, j'ellow- 

 throated vireo, white-eyed vireo, black 

 and white warbler, prothonotary 

 warbler, worm-eating warbler, blue- 

 winged warbler, golden-winged warbler, 

 yellow warbler, cerulean warbler, black- 

 throated green warbler (rarely), oven- 

 bird, Louisiana water-thrush, Kentucky 

 warbler, northern j-ellow-throat, yellow- 

 breasted chat, hooded warbler, redstart, 

 Carolina wren, Bewick's wren, house 

 wren, brown creeper, white-breasted 

 nuthatch, tufted titmouse, chickadee, 

 Carolina chickadee, blue-gray gnat- 

 catcher, wood thrush, Wilson's thrush, 

 robin, bluebird. 



Breeding in banks, bird houses, 

 etc.: Belted kingfisher, purple martin, 



