Migration Records for Kansas Birds 9 



earlier. Fvill records October 17. and in Trego County, October 28. 

 (Museum.) 



Family PICIDAE — -Woodpeckers. 

 393. Dryobates villosus villosiis — Hairy Woodpecker. 



A year round resident. In summer they keep mostly in deep 

 woods and are seldom seen. 

 394c. Dryohaies pitbrsccns medianus — Downy Woodpecker. 



A year round resident. Seemed more numerous from April 1-15, 

 but possibly because of mating activities. 

 402. Sphyrapicus variiis variiis — Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 



An occasional migrant or winter resident. Records from museum 

 show October 12; November 14; January 16; April 22 (2). 

 402a. Sphyrapiciis variiis nucJialis — ^Red-naped Sapsucker. 



A rare migrant. 

 406. Melanerpes erytliroceplialus — Red-headed Woodpecker. 



Common in summer. But where insects are plentiful this wood- 

 pecker will spend the winter even far north of here. Migration 

 erratic. In 1917 first arrived April 27. Did not become common 

 till May 6. They leave mostly in August. Last observed in 1916 

 on September 22. 



408. Asyndcsmus leicisi — Lewis's Woodpecker. 

 Common visitant in western Kansas. 



409. Ccnturus caroUnus — Red-beilied Woodpecker. 

 Common resident. 



412a. Colaptes auratus luteus — Northern Flicker. 



A common resident, but most of them leave by the middle of Oc- 

 tober and do not return till middle of March or later. 

 413. Colaptes cafer coUaris — Red-shafted Flicker. 



A rare resident in eastern Kansas but common in western. 



Family CAPRIMULGIDAE — Nighthawks, Goatsuckers. 

 The records of the goatsuckers are hard to obtain on account of 

 their nocturnal habits. They must all arrive late and leave early 

 since they feed exclusively upon flying insects. 



417. Antrostomus vociferus voci ferns — Whip-poor-will. 

 Common all summer. Only spring museum record is April 29, 



which is probably about the time of arrival. For the most part 

 they leave in August. 



418. Phcenoptihis mittalU niittaUi — Poor-will. 



A common summer resident. Museum records, May 1, Leaven- 

 worth County, and August 26. Douglas County. 

 418a. Philcenoptilus nutalli mitidus — Frosted Poor-will. 



In summer, common. No records. 

 420. Chordeiles vlrginianus virginianus — Nighthawk. 



Eastern Kansas knows this species as a common summer resi- 



