Birds of Kirkwood, UeKalb County, (Georgia 53 



13. Fulica americana. American Coot. — Accidental. Mr. Fred 

 Williams, of Kirkwood, on November 8th, 1900, shot one of these 

 birds, a male, in a swamp near East Lake, and gave me the speci- 

 men. This is the only one that I have found in this locality. 



14. Philohela minor. American Woodcock. — Not common. Win- 

 ter resident. 



15. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — Winter resident; 

 only occasional. 



16. yCgialitis vocifera. Killdeer. — Winter resident; lingering till 

 late in the spring. Not common. Not known to breed. 



17. Coiinus virginianus. Bob- white. — Resident; breeds. Not 

 common. 



18. Zenaidura macroura. Mourning Dove. — Resident; fairly 

 common; breeds. Appearing in flocks in winter. 



19. Cathartes aura. Turkey Vulture. — Resident; fairly common; 

 breeds. 



20. Circus hudsonius. Marsh Hawk. — Casual. Seldom seen. 

 Not known to breed. 



21. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — Not common, but more 

 plentiful in the winter months. Not known to breed. 



22. Faico sparverius. American Sparrow Hawk. — Not common; 

 more plentiful in winter. Not known to breed. 



23. Megascops asio. Screech Owl. — Fairly common; resident; 

 breeds. 



24. Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl. — Rare; seldom seen. 

 Resident; breeds. 



Hawks and owls are seldom seen or heard in DeKalb county. I 

 have not heard of any serious depredation committed in my immedi- 

 ate neighborhood by these birds. I do not think their numbers are 

 large enough to work injury to farmers or poultry raisers. 



25. Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. — Summer res- 

 ident; fairly common; breeds. One of the last birds to arrive in 

 the spring, and one of the first to leave in the fall. 



26. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Summer resident; not 

 common; breeds. 



27. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Rare; seldom 

 seen; not known to breed. Two specimens in my collection, one 

 male and one female, taken in the winter of 1895, are the first and 

 only birds of this species that I have seen in this locality until the 

 present year. 



28. Dryobates pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — Fairly com- 

 mon; resident; breeds. 



29. Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — Not com- 

 mon; winter resident. 



30. Meianerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — 

 Fairly common; summer resident; breeds. [It is worthy of note 

 that Loomis found this bird scarce in winter, thougn common 



