Birds Seen in Franconia, N. H. .107 



A LIST OF BIRDS SEEN IN FRANCONIA, N. H., 



AND VICINITY DURING AUGUST AND 



SEPTEMBER, 1903. 



BY HAROLD E. PORTER. 



The species marked * arc those not recorded by Messrs. 

 Faxon and Allen during their stay in Franconia as recorded 

 .in the "Ank" for 1888. 



These species were recorded in 75 regular hunts, of which 

 two were for an entire day, and 33 were for a half-day. All 

 the species recorded by one individual have been verified by 

 at least one of the others, with the exception of Regulus 

 calendula. The participants in this census were, in addition 

 to myself, jMessrs. C. H. Rogers, Edgar Tweedy, Bradford 

 Torrey and Dr. C. A. Dewey. 



Mr. Bradford Torrey has seen the Cape May Warbler in 

 the immediate vicinity of Franconia, but the species is on 

 neither list. Mrs. Annie Trumbull Slosson reports both 

 Crossbills as very common later in the season, which seems 

 strange, as they appeared on the Faxon list, which was made 

 in June and August, and our list extended into September. 



1. Great Blue Heron. — Ardea herodias. Only one individual re- 

 corded.* 



2. American Woodcock.^Philohela minor. Seen twice; once 

 while walking along the main road.* 



3. Ruffed Grouse. — Bonasa umbel lus. Twice recorded. 



4. Marsh Hawk. — Circus hudsonius. Rather uncommon. 



5. Sharp-shinned Hawk. — Accipiter velox. Rare at all times.* 



6. Cooper Hawk. — Accipiter cooperi. Recorded five times; only 

 once was a male seen.* 



7. Red-tailed Hawk.— Bueto boreaiis. Seen only once.* 



8. Bald Eagle. — Haliaetus leucocephalus. One seen at Fran- 

 conia; one at Northfield.* 



9. American Osprey. — Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Very 

 rare.* 



10. Belted Kingfisher. — Ceryle alcyon. Common on the larger 

 . streams. 



11. Black-billed Cuckoo. — Coccyzus erythrophthaimus. Very 

 rare. Seen on Gale river twice. 



12. Hairy Woodpecker. — Dryobates villosus. Rather uncommon. 



13. Downy Woodpecker. — Dryobates pubescens medianus. Rare; 

 one male was seen in the same place on several days. 



