Vol. XXVI Allen, Summer Birds of Southern Vermont. 59 



List of Summer Birds observed in the Green Mountain 

 Region of Southern Vermont. 



Note.— L. is used for Londonderry, W. B. for West Bridgewater. 



1. Butorides virescens. Green Heron. — Not uncommon in L. in 1886. 

 Not seen there in 1895 nor at W. B. 



2. Philohela minor. American Woodcock.— One observed in Sher- 

 burne, June 21, 1907, at an altitude of 1800 or 1900 feet. 



3. Bartramia longicauda. Bartramian Sandpiper.^ A pair observed 

 in L., 1895. They evidently had a nest or young near by, to judge by their 

 actions. 



4. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — One or two observed at 

 L., 1895; none seen there, 188G. Quite common at W. B. 



5. CoUnus virgimanus. Bob-white. — One heard at L., June 30, 1895, 

 all through the day, in fields and bushy pastures near tlie house where I 

 stayed. This is probably about the northern limit of the natural distribu- 

 tion of this species in Vermont. I cannot, however, be positive that this 

 was not an introduced bird, though I tliink it doubtful if any (iuail have, 

 or had at that time, been introduced in that neighborhood. 



6. Bonasa umbellus subsp. Ruffed Grouse.— Not uncommon. 

 One old bird with young at W. B. was seen to be very gray and was doubt- 

 less of the subspecies togata, as are probably most or all of the birds in this 



region. 



7. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — Two observed at L., 1895; 

 no hawks identified there in 1886. Three at W. B. 



8. Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk.— One observed several 

 times at L., 1895. 



9. Falco peregrinus anatum. Duck Hawk.— One seen at W. B. 

 flying up the brook-valley one afternoon. Mr. G. H. Ross in his 'List of 

 Birds observed in Rutland County' (Vermont Bird Club, Bulletin No. 1, 

 1906, p. 9) says this species has bred at WaUingford, wliich is about 

 fifteen miles southwest of W. B. 



10. Syrnium varium. Barred Owl. — One heard at L., 1895. I 

 heard no owls at W. B., though I took a number of evening walks for the 

 express purpose of listening for them. From what the inhabitants told 

 me I concluded that the Barred, Great Horned, and Screech Owls were all 

 found there. 



11. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo.— Rather 



common. 



12. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Rather common. 



13. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Not uncommon. 



14. Dryobates pubescens medianus. Downy Woodpecker.— Rather 

 common. 



[Picoides arcticus. Arctic Three-toed Woodpecker.-- Prof. G. H. 

 Perkins in his 'Preliminary List of the Birds found in Vermont ' (New York 



