Birds About Our Lighthouse 89 



Ruddy Turnstone, 12. — Seen on several days. 



Mourning Dove, 3. — Noted three or four times. 



Turkey Vulture, 6. — Seen daily except during hurricane. 



Marsh Hawk, 2. — Noted almost daily. 



Bald Eagle, 2. — Seen several times. Resident. Several pairs nest 

 in the neighborhood. 



Sparrow Hawk, 2. — Seen on several days. 



Osprey, 2. — Noted almost daily. 



Belted Kingfisher, 2. — A pair seen almost daily. 



Flicker, 1. — But one seen. 



Florida Night Hawk, 3. — Seen on three evenings. About time for 

 their departure. 



Gray Kingbird, 6. — Presumably a family group. Seen one day 

 only, September 29. 



Phoebe, 1. — One in lighthouse yard daily after September 30. 



Fish Crow, 3. — Noted only one day. Resident and usually nu- 

 merous. 



Bobolink, 1. — Seen one day only. 



Florida Redwing, 1. — But one seen. Usually numerous. 



Boat-tailed Grackle, 25. — A bunch seen daily. 



Macgillivray's Seaside Sparrow, 4. — Resident on flats back of the 

 light. 



Purple Martin, 1. — Seen but once. Migration nearly over. 



Cliff Swallow, 1. — One seen on two or three occasions. 



Barn Swallow, 100. — Numerous almost daily. 



Tree Swallow, 150. — Numerous almost daily. 



Loggerhead Shrike, 1. — But one seen. 



Red-eyed Vireo, 1. — Seen one day only. 



Black and White Warbler, 1. — Saw but one. 



Parula Warbler, 1. — Only one seen. 



Yellow Warbler, 1.— One in yard for several days. 



Magnolia Warbler, 1.— One in yard for several days. 



Palm Warbler, 1. — Two or three seen. Just arrived. 



Prairie Warbler, 1. — One seen in yard for several days. 



Redstart, 2. — Seen in yard on several occasions. 



Mockingbird, 6. — Seen on but two days. 



Catbird, 6. — Seen on but one occasion. 



Brown Thrasher, 8. — Noted on two days. 



Worthington's Marsh Wren, 3. — Resident in reeds and saw grass 

 back of the lighthouse. 



Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, 1. — Two single birds seen. Resident. 



Wood Thrush, 1. — But a single bird seen. 



The absence of the Black- Vulture is perhaps worthy of 



