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Rustic Bridge, Jamestown Exposition. 



teer camp, save when in battalion 

 drill we skirmished over the adjacent 

 country, and through the woods. The 

 list of birds follws: 



Herring Gull (Larus argentatus.) 

 Noted a number of times flying over 

 camp, at some height. 



American Bittern (Botaurus lenti- 

 ginosus.) One seen near camp. 



Great Blue Heron (Ardeaherodias.) 

 One noted flying over. 



Green Heron (Butorides vives- 

 cents.) Several seen near camp. 



Yellow-legs (Totanus flavipes.) One 

 or two near camp. 



Spotted Sandpiper (Actitis macu- 

 laria.) Not uncommon. 



Killderr (Oxyechus vociferus.) 

 Abundant in the fields around camp. 



Bobwhite (Colinus virginianus.) 

 Abundant in woods close by. 



Ruffed Grouse (Bonasa umbellus.) 

 croura.) Quite common. 



Turkey Vulture (cathartes aura.) 

 Abundant. 



Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter 

 velox.) Common. 



Coopers' Hawk (Accipiter cooperi.) 

 A few noted. 



Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo linea- 

 tus.) A fairly common bird. 



American Sparrow Hawk (Falco 

 sparverius.) Common about camp. 



Screech Owl (Megascops asio.) 

 Often heard at night about camp. 



Yellow-billed Cuckoo (coccyzus 

 americanus.) Quite common. 



Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus ery- 

 thropthalmus.) A few seen. 



Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon.) 

 A few. 



Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (Sphyra- 

 pubescens.) Common. 



Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates vil- 

 losus.) A few noted. 

 , Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates 



