BIRDS OBSERVED IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY 



unclimbable tree, and also has seen young which could 

 not have been raised far off. 



72. Pigeon Hawk. Falco columbarius. A not common migrant. 



I see one now and then, and Mr. Williams meets them 

 rather frequently in fall, less so in spring. 



73. Sparrow Hawk. Falco sparverius. A rather uncommon 



summer resident. I have seen two in mid-winter, and have 

 been told of another such occurrence. 



74. American Osprey, or Fish Hawk. Pandion halisetus caro- 



linensis. A migrant, usually rather scarce, but quite com- 

 mon along rivers, especially the Housatonic. IVIr. Williams 

 knew one pair to nest a number of years ago, but they 

 still do this commonly in certain localities along the 

 Sound. 



75. Bam Owl. Strix pratincola. An accidental visitor. Mr. 



Woodruff has one specimen taken in Litchfield. Mr. 

 Williams was shown by Mr. Horace Kinney a nest in an 

 old factory building in Winsted, about fifteen years ago, 

 which contained six young. He visited the place the next 

 season, and took a set of seven eggs, which he still has, 

 with the data. 



76. Long-eared Owl. Asio wilsonianus. An uncommon resi- 



dent, seen mostly as a migrant. INIr. Williams found a 

 nest containing three young, an old squirrel's nest fixed 

 over, in Winchester, the middle of May, some fifteen 

 years ago. 



77. Short-eared Owl. Asio accipitrinus. A rather rare migrant, 



commoner along the coast. 



78. Barred Owl. Symium varium. Not an uncommon mi- 



grant, but scarce as a summer resident, though commoner 

 near the Sound. Mr. Williams has found three nests in 

 Winchester, and Mr. E. H. Austin has seen it in winter. 



79. Richardson's Owl. Nyctale tengmalmi richardsoni. On 



Nov. 12, 1906, a specimen in good plumage was picked up 

 dead in Kent, and brought to me. I now have it mounted. 

 This is the only record for the County and the second for 

 Connecticut. 



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