BIEDS OF WEST VIRGINIA — WETMORE 405 



BUTEO JAMAICENSIS BOREAUS (Gmelin) 



Eastern Red-tailed Hawk 



Found nesting in small numbers through the mountainous section 

 of the State. Several were recorded near Muddlety on May 14, and 

 one was seen near Phihppi on May 28. Two or three pairs were 

 found in the Cranberry Glades, and an adult female was taken here 

 on June 16. In the Middle Mountain area the birds were common and 

 tame, as in this remote section they have until now been little dis- 

 turbed. A dozen or more pairs were observed here without particular 

 search for them. An adult female was secured on Little Middle 

 Mountain near Yokum Knob, Randolph County, on July 4. The 

 birds nest early in this area as a fully grown immature bird was 

 secured on Middle Mountain in Pocahontas County, 9 miles west 

 of Durbin on June 30. The rectrices in this specimen still have short 

 down adhering at the tip, the only indication of juvenile condition in 

 the plumage. Several were observed on Spruce Knob on September 

 19, and on Williams River on October 3. 



The specific name of the red-tailed hawk is jamaicensis , as indicated 

 above. 



BUTEO UNEATUS LINEATUS (Gmelin) 



Northern Red-shouldered Hawk 



A breeding record of interest is that of an adult male secured at the 

 nest and a young bird in down just from the egg secured 3 miles south 

 of Huntington on May 2, 1936. 



BUTEO PLATYPTERUS PLATYPTERUS (Vieillot) 



Bro-ad-winged Hawk 



A female in full adult dress was shot near Richwood on October 1, 

 1936. This species was observed in addition as follows: Logan, 

 April 22; Fourteen, April 28; Gilboa, May 5; Grantsville, May 20; 

 and Philippi, May 31. 



BUTEO LAGOPUS S. JOHANNIS (Gmelin) 



American Rough-legged Hawk 



In view of the few records for the State, it is of interest to report 

 two seen on Spruce Knob on September 22. 



AQUILA CHRYSAETOS CANADENSIS (Linnaeus) 



Golden Eagle 



This great bird maj still nest in "West Virginia, as one was seen at 

 The Sinks on Middle Mountain on July 4. Others were recorded on 

 Spruce Knob on September 22 and east of Huntington on October 27. 



