LIST OF BIRDS IN THE PARK 103 



always followed by a question mark, indicating that the identi- 

 fication was unsatisfactory. 



Broad-winged Hawk, Buteo platypterus, (Viellot) sr. A 

 Broad-winged Hawk nests near the Blue River west of the 

 Rifle Range. Occasionally others are seen flying about over 

 the Park. It is not altogether easy to distinguish it from 

 Cooper's Hawk, which also nests in the Park. 



Rough-legged Hawk, Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis 

 (Gmelin) wr. This fine hawk is not so frequent in the Park 

 as it is in the prairie sections of the country. A record for the 

 Park was furnished by Mr. Harris. 



Bald Eagle, Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus 

 (Linn) tr. It is very unusual, in these days, to see a Bald 

 Eagle in this part of the country. Mr. Ralph Hoffman saw 

 one of these magnificent birds by the Lake of the Woods, and 

 during the winter of 1919-20, one was repeatedly seen in the 

 Missouri bottoms near the mouth of the Big Blue River. 



Pigeon Hawk, Falco columbarius columharius Linn tr. 

 This is another one of the uncommon birds for this region. 

 One was found in the Park in the spring of 1918 by Mr. 

 Harry Harris. 



Sparrow Hawk, Falco sparverius sparverius Linn sr. 

 This beautiful falcon is the most common "Hawk" of the 

 Park. It nests in the Park and also in the adjacent territory. 

 During the summer of 1914 one nested in a bird box in my 

 yard. 



Osprey, Pandion, halaetus carolinensis (Gmelin) tr. The 

 Fish Hawk occasionally is seen flying about over the lakes in 

 the Park. I have two authentic records. 



