Bird Life in Southern Illinois 



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is reason for supposing that some of them should be included in the preced- 

 ing list: 



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1. Woodcock. 



2. Spotted Sandpiper. 



3. Killdeer. 



4. Cooper's Hawk. 



5. Red-tailed Hawk. 



6. Great Horned Owl. 



7. Screech Owl. 



8. Chimney Swift. 



9. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 



0. Alder Flycatcher. 



1. Bronzed Crackle. 



2. Goldfinch. 

 Grasshopper Sparrow. 



14. Lark Sparrow. 



15. Dickcissel. 



16. Purple Martin. 



17. Barn Swallow. 



18. Cedar Waxwing. 



19. Warbling Vireo. 



20. Bell's Vireo. 



21. Black-and-white Warbler. 



22. Yellow Warbler. 



23. Cerulean Warbler. 



24. Mockingbird. 



25. Bewick's Wren. 



26. Wood Thrush. 



The four species distinguished by an asterisk breed in the sixty-acre tract 

 of woodland bordering Bird Haven along the south side, and these, together 

 with all the rest, excepting only the Chimney Swift, Purple Martin, and Barn 

 Swallow, are among the 'possibilities.' 



The great preponderance of land birds in the Bird Haven list is the natural 

 result of absence of any considerable body of water or marshy tracts. The 

 only swimmer seen there in all the time that observations were made was a 

 solitary duck, probably a Blue-winged Teal, though it could not be positively 

 identified. Of waders only the following have been noted: 



During the summer of 1910* we remained in the vicinity late enough 

 (until July 28) to discover, for the first time, that Bird Haven would be impos- 

 sible as a place of residence during the hot season. A sixty-acre tract of wood- 

 land stretching along the entire length of the south side, and much beyond, 

 intercepted every bit of the cooling breeze which, in summer, here blows only 

 (with rare exceptions) from the south. We could see the tree-tops swaying 

 from the force of the wind, but beneath not a breath of air stirred, and it was 

 often impossible to remain inside the cottage during the hotter hours of the 

 day. The trouble being irremediable (the land causing the trouble being 

 held at a prohibitive price), it became necessary to look about for a more 

 suitable place for our residence during the warmer months. The new place 



♦During the occasion referred to, we did not live on Bird Haven, the cottage there 

 being too small for our family, which, for the time being, was considerably augmented by 

 guests, our place of residence being the dwelling on the adjoining faroit 



