ANNOTATED LisT OF SPECIES 67 
Winter; February to March 18; Summer, to November r4. 
Amherst: ‘‘Common summer resident.” Berkshire: “ Not very rare 
summer resident.’? Brookline: ‘‘ Uncommon summer resident.’ Cam- 
bridge: Common summer resident. Cohasset: One_ instance. 
Dedham : “ Very rare; one taken.” Essex County: ‘Spring and autumn. 
Rare.” Ipswich: “A few seen each summer.’ Martha’s Vineyard : 
“Summer resident, rare.” Springfield: “Summer resident, not uncom- 
mon in winter.’ Templeton: ‘‘Summer resident, not common.’’ 
Wellesley: ‘* Scarce summer resident .... rarely winters.” 
179. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmel.). AMERICAN 
OsPREY. 
A common spring and autumn migrant, and common but very 
local summer resident in Bristol County. It is said to have for- 
merly bred at Ipswich. 
(March 16) April 3 to November rr. 
Amherst: ‘‘ Common spring migrant in Hadley.” Berkshire: “ Rather 
common transient visitant in the spring and autumn .... seen as late as 
June 11.’ Bristol County: ‘‘Common summer resident. Swansea and 
Rehoboth.” Brookline: “ Uncommon migrant.’ Cambridge: Common 
transient visitant. Cohasset: ‘‘ Rare.’ Dedham: ‘Often seen.” Essex 
County: “Summer visitant. Common.” | Ipswich: Formerly bred. 
“One seen in summer of 1897.” ‘Martha’s Vineyard: “ Transient ; com- 
mon.” Springfield: ‘Common during the spring and autumn migra- 
tions.” Often seen during the summer, but not known to breed. Tem- 
pleton: ‘‘ Common during the migrations.” Wellesley : “ Not uncom- 
mon migrant.” ; 
180. Asio wilsonianus (Less.). AMERICAN LONG-EARED 
Ow L. 
An uncommon permanent resident. 
Amherst: ‘“ Uncommon resident.” Berkshire : ‘‘ Permanent resident.” 
Bristol County : ‘‘ Uncommon permanent resident.” Brookline: ‘ Rare 
local resident just outside town boundaries.’ Cambridge: Not com- 
mon permanent resident. Dedham: “ Not rare.” Essex County : “ Fall 
and winter. Rare.” Ipswich: One instance, November. Springfield : 
‘Tolerably common resident.’’ Templeton: ‘Common resident.” 
Wellesley : ‘* Not uncommon resident.” 
181. Asio accipitrinus (Pall.). SHORT-EARED OwL. 
A common spring and autumn migrant, particularly along the 
coast and in the Connecticut Valley; rare in winter. It is a 
