74- ACADIAN (Saw-whet) OWL— iVyc/a/a acadica. 



Very rare visitant. Seen March 25, 1905, in Edgewood 

 Park. Usually prefers coniferous woods. 



75. SCREECH OWL- Megascops asio . 



Common permanent resident. In city shade trees. Grace 

 Hospital, Edgewood Park, East Haven, etc. Active from early 

 evening to daybreak. These little owls are great mousers. 



76. GREAT HORNED O^Nl^—Bubo virginiamis 



Rare permanent resident, seen occasionally in this region ; 

 usually rather remote from habitations. Recorded at Roaring 

 Brook, Cheshire, carrying a Ruffed Grouse, on January i, 1906- 



77. YELLOW-BILLED Q,\]QY.OO—Coccyzus americanus. 

 Rather common Summer resident, arriving the second week 



in May. Found near the edges of thick woods. Very silent in 

 flight and quiet in habits. More often heard calling than seen. 



78. BLACK-BILLED <Z\}Q,Y^OO—Coccyzus erythrophthalmus 

 In general resembles the preceding, but more common. 



79. BELTED KINGFISHER— Crry/g a/c>/o«. 



Ratiier common Summer resident, arriving late in March. 

 Sometimes winters. To be seen along any of our water-courses 

 and around ponds. Nests in holes in sand-banks in May. 



80. HAIRY WOODPECKER— /?0/o3a/«5 villosus. 

 Rather rare permanent resident. E. Haven, Allingtown : 



seen occasionally on the city shade trees. 



81. DOWNY WOODPECKER— Z?ryo3«/e5 pubesens medi- 

 amis. 



Very common permanent resident. Seen almost anywhere 



in the city, hunting for insects on the shade trees. Smaller 



than the preceding : otherwise these two are very much alike. 



The rolling tap of this woodpecker is a characteristic Spring 



sound. Very common in the West River valley. 



82. YELLOW-BELLIED ^KV^-\JQ,Yi.Y.^—Sphyrapicus 

 varius. 



Somewhat common Spring and Fall visitant, nesting farther 



north. Arrives here about the middle of April. 



83. RED-HEADED WOODPECKER— J/^/aw^r/^^^ erythros- 

 cephalus. 



Rare at any time. Seen at Lake Burton May 16 and June 

 I, 1907, E. Haven June 16, 1907. 



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