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American Coot. — Tolerably cominon Suniiiier Resident 

 and veiy common Transient Visitant, April 1 to Novem- 

 ber 1. 



Woodcock. — Conmion Summer Resident, March 1 to No- 

 vember 15. 



Spotted Sandpiper. — Common Summer Resident, April 15 

 to October 15. 



Wilson's Snipe. — Common Transient Visitant, March 1 to 

 May 1 ; September 6 to November 20. 



Semipalmated Sandpiper. — Iri*egular Transient Visitant, 

 May ; August 4 to October 17. 



Killdeer. — Common Transient Visitant; infrequent Sum- 

 mer Resident, March 10 to November 15. 



Semipalmated Plover. — Tolerably common Transient Vis- 

 itant, April 26 to May 5 ; August 20 to September 17. 



Bob- white. — Abundant Permanent Resident. 



Ruffed Grouse. — Permanent Resident in hilly region south 

 of St. Louis. 



Mourning Dove. —Abundant Summer Resident ; rare Win- 

 ter Resident, March 10 to November 1. 



Turke}^ Vulture. — Common Summer Resident, February 

 25 to November 1. 



Red-shouldered Hawk. — Common Permanent Resident. 



Red-tailed Hawk. — Common Permanent Resident, most 

 numerous in fall and early winter. 



Marsh Hawk. — Common Permanent Resident. 



Sparrow Hawk. — Common Permanent Resident. 



Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Fairly common Transient A^'isitant, 

 February, March ; October to December. 



Coopers Hawk. — Rather rare Summer Resident; Transient 

 Visitant, more common in fall, September 15 to Novem- 

 ber 1 ; February 15 to March 15; sometimes winters. 



Bald Eagle. — Winter Resident, becoming scarce, Septem- 

 ber 1 to April 1. 



Osprey. — Rather common Summer Resident, April 1 to 

 October 1. 



Short-eared Owl. — Tolerabh' common Winter Visitant, 

 October 8 to April 1. 



Long-eared Owl. — Not connnon Winter Visitant. 



