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grants, winter sojourners or extraliniitauts, i. e.. birds 

 which have wandered far from th<-ir usual geojjraphical 

 range. 



THE OWLS. 



Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). 



Barred Owl {Syrnium nebulosum). 



Barn Owl {Strix pratincola). 



Screech Uwl {Megascops asio). 



Long-eared Owl {Asio loilsonianus)- 



Saw-whet Owl {Nyctala acadica). 



Short-eared Owl {Asio accipitrinus). 



Snowy Owl {Nyctea nydea). 



Great Gray Owl {Scotiaptex cinerea). 



American Hawk Owl {Surnia ulula caparock). 



Of this list of owls the six species lirsl uauied iu I In- 

 preceding column are common residents (\. e., are found 

 during all months of the year) in Pennsylvania. Audu- 

 bon once found the Short-eared Owl nesting in this 

 State, and. probably, the species may still breed in 

 some secluded situations within the Keystone bounda 

 ries. The three remaining species of this owl-group 

 come to us at irregular intervals in winter time from 

 the dreary, cold and barren boreal wilds. 



Few, if any, of the common and native birds ai'c 

 better known to people in general than are certain of 

 these birds of prey, some of which are rather common 

 at all times or during some period nf the year, in almost 

 every section of the State. 



These raptorial birds are. with the few exceptions 

 previously noted, serviceable rather than detrimental 

 and their presence about our farm land should be 

 encouraged. There i.s unquestionably a strong preju- 

 dice in the minds of Tuany citizens of both the city 

 ;md country districts nginst not onlv hawks and owls. 



