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because of their size. These usually occurred in evergreens — and 

 usually in living trees — at a height varying between five to 

 twenty-five feet. 



52. Red-headed Woodpecker — Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.) 

 A common summer resident at least, and a breeding species. 



Seen quite frequently in the burned-over areas where there is a 

 good young stand of hard-woods. Seldom seen in the deep ever- 

 green woods. Young birds were seen on two occasions, the first 

 on July 19. 



53. Northern Flicker — Colaptes auratus luteus Bangs. 



Like the red-headed woodpecker, the flicker prefers the more 

 open places to the deep woods, where it is practically never found. 

 Young second growth hard-woods form the most attractive haunts 

 for the species. A breeding species, and abundant; known locally 

 as the " yellow-hammer." 



54. Whippoorwill — Atitrostomus vociferus vociferits (Wilson). 

 Although not seen, the whippoorwill occurs within the county, 



and its call is not infrequently heard. The finding of the bird 

 would be a lucky accident, as it must be considered rare. 



55. Nighthawk — Chordeiles virginianus virginianns ((Jmel.) 

 Very abundant, and a breeding species. Active at nearly all 



hours of the day, they reach the height of their activity just at 

 dusk, when they perform their aerial stunts. With jerky flight, 

 they rise in a spiral course to a height of about two hundred feet, 

 when they dive toward the earth in a sharp diagonal, bringing 

 themselves to a halt just over the ground with a peculiar vibrat- 

 ing sound.-^ This is caused by the vibration of the wings, as is 

 easily seen at close range. 



56. Chimney Swift — CJuvtura peJagica (Linn.) 



In spite of the few places suitable for breeding, the chimney 

 swift is fairly common, finding breeding sites in the chimney of 

 all the homesteads. The pair which nested in the chimney of our 

 cabin got the young out of the nest August 2. About the towns 

 the birds are considerably more in evidence. 



57. Ruby-throated Hummingbird — ArcJiilochus colubris (Linn.) 

 Seen constantly in the flower garden near the cabin, where 



the birds frequented the tiger lilies and I'ed dahlias. A lichen- 

 covered nest belonging to the species was found on the ground 

 one day after a bad windstorm. It was on a basswood (Tilia 

 americana) limb, and was typical in every way. 



58. Kingbird — Tyrannus tyrannns (Linn.) 



By all odds the most abundant bird of the region, and the spe- 

 cies which may be said to be characteristic of the county. King- 

 birds are everywhere, except in the deep woods. They sit along 



