[268] A<-t/lis iiiiicnbii'ld (Liuii. ). Spotted Sandpiper. 



The most common Avader around the lake. 

 [278] ^I'Jgidlitis vocifem (Linn.). Killdeer. 



Common. Often seen along railroad and on golf links. 

 [289] Collnus virginianiis {Liinn.). Bobwhite. Figs. 1 and 2. 



Verj^ common. 

 [816] Zenaidura macwura (Linn.). Mourning Dove. Fig. 4. 



Very common around the lake, nesting all through the summer in all 

 sorts of places. It seems to prefer places near lake shore. I found one 

 nest on a brush pile, about t^yenty feet from the lake in a A'ery exposed 

 position; another in a tree overhanging the lake, in a small hollow, where 

 the limb joined the trunk. The nest in the latter case consisted of two or 

 three dead leaves. 

 [825] Cathartes aurailjimi.). Turkey Buzzard. 



Common. 

 [331] Circus hiidsoiiius {Ijinn.). Marsh Hawk. 



Common around the lake. Nests in marshy places near small inlets. 

 [388] Acci2:iifer cooper i CBonap.). Cooper's Hawk. 



Not common. I have identified one specimen while flying. 

 [387] Buteo borecdis (GTael.). Red-tailed Hawk. 



Not rare. I have identified it several times. It is, however, much 

 more common farther south. 

 [860] Falco sparverms Linn. Sparrow Hawk. 



Not rare. I have identified it several times, but it is not common. 

 [868] Syrniiun nehulosuw (Forst. ). Barred Owl. 



Rare. One specimen was shot here in the summer of 1901. Personally, 

 I have never seen it here. 

 [878] Megtiscops asio CLimi.). Screech Owl., 



Common. Breeds in numbers although all young were out when I 

 arrived. 

 [375] Bubo virginianus (Gmel.). Great Horned Owl. 



I have heard this owl twice during the summer. rrol)ably not very 

 common. 

 [887] Coccyzus americanus (Linn.). Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



Very common. Bree* commonly all during summer. 

 [388] Coccyzus ergthrophtJud mus (Wils.). Black-billed Cuckoo. Figs. 5, 6, 



7 and 8. 



