B42 Proceedings of Indiana Academy of Science. 
The name “Sparrowhawk” is a misnomer; it would be far more appro- 
priate to call it the “Grasshopper Hawk”. Because of its usefulness in 
destroying noxious rodents and insects. the Sparrowhawk should be care- 
fully protected. 
The nesting habits of this hawk are quite different from those of most 
hawks, in that it nests in holes in trees like yellowhammers and wood- 
peckers. The nest may be in a natural hollow or in a deserted Wood- 
pecker or Yellowhammer hole. In California, the Sparrowhawk sometimes 
lays its eggs in a deserted Magpie nest. 
Carroll County: Noted May 11, 1878: March 1, 1879: January 10, 1SS4, 
one noted in Madison Township; March 25, common: December 18. one seen 
flying overhead in Bringhurst. which alighted on the side of a barn near 
the Vandalia station where it clung to the side of the weather boarding for 
some seconds; the day was very cold and the snow deep. 
Vigo County: March 31, 1888, and April 1, 1889, several seen. 
Monroe County: Quite common. 
85. PANDION HALIAETUS CAROLINESIS (Gmelin). FISH HAWK. (364) 
Occasionally seen in spring or fall along the rivers. Seen on White River 
near Gosport. and frequently on the Wabash, near Terre Haute. Noted in 
Carroll County as follows: In the summer of 1883, seen on two or three 
occasions on Wild Cat Creek near Burlington; September 21, one seen flying 
up Deer Creek near Camden; April 22, 1884. one seen on Deer Creek west 
of Camden; September 22, one noted on Wabash River near Pittsburg; 
April 14, 1885, one seen near Pyrmont. 
86. ALUCO PRATINCOLA (Bonaparte). BARN OWL. , (365) 
The Barn Owl does not appear to be yery Common anywhere in Indiana. 
I have record of only a few individuals that came under my personal 
observation. 
In Carroll County, it is very rare. One taken near Frankfort in December, 
1889. About the middle of December, 1898, Mr. George Van Der Volgen cap- 
tured one near his home in Adams Township, Carroll County. and recorded 
the fact in the Delphi Journal of December 31. 1898. In June, 1919, Dale 
Haun of Burlington captured one near the Logan Johnson farm. west of 
surlington. On June 20, 1890, I found a pair nesting in a hollow in a large 
white oak near the Five-mile Pond north of Terre Haute. One was killed 
in November, 1889, near the Curry schoolhouse in Vigo County, and another 
was shot in the county about the same time. In July, 1890, a nest with 
three young just able to fly was found near the Big Four railroad bridge at 
Terre Haute. On November 19, 1889, we received a specimen from. our 
friend Mr. J. R. Stahl of Dana, Vermilion County, north of Terre Haute. 
87. ASIO WILSONIANUS (Lesson). LONG-EARED OWL. (366) 
Rather common resident, but not often seen. In January, 1883, one was 
shot in the pine grove at Mr. Turner's at the west edge of Bloomington, and 
another was seen in the same grove a few days later, 
