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Several were seen back in the prairies and in the immediate vicinity of the 

 woodlands. 



36. Buteo platypterus. Broad-winged Hawk. — One seen flying 

 over an old field about two miles back of East Goose Creek. 



37. Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — 

 Several seen, from time to time, in both adult and immature plumages, 

 flying over the Creek and adjacent marsh. 



38. Falco columbarius columbarius. Pigeon Hawk. — One seen 

 flying within three or four feet of the ground between ordinary high water 

 mark and the sandy ridge along the main beach in front of East Goose 

 Creek. 



39. Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk.— Fairly abun- 

 dant. Usually seen circling over or flying across the bulrush marsh be- 

 tween the Creek and the road. 



40. Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. — Fairly common. 

 Seen daily over all Ihe waters of the bay and Creek, occasionally with 

 fish in their talons. They seemed unafraid of us and on several occasions 

 flew directly over us, although we were in plain sight of the birds for some 

 moments before they reached us. 



41. Bubo virginianus virginianus. Great Horned Owl. — 

 Shortly after daybreak one morning, I heard the notes of one from a heavy 

 woodland on the western side of the Creek. 



42. Ceryle alcyon alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Fairly common 

 around all the salt water sections visited. 



43. Dryobates pubescens pubescens. Southern Downy Wood- 

 pecker. — Quite common in the hammocks and other wooded areas within 

 two miles of East Goose Creek. 



44. Dryobates borealis. Red-cockaded Woodpecker. — One seen, 

 in a pine grove about two miles back of East Goose Creek. 



45. Sphyrapicus varius varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — 

 Three seen, in the hammocks about a mile and a half back of East Goose 

 Creek. 



46. Phloeotomus pileatus pileatus. Pileated Woodpecker. — 

 I had the rare pleasure of seeing six of these birds, — a handsome race, 

 once numerous but now almost in the shadow of extinction over a large 

 area of its normal range. They were at all times noisy, as is usual with the 

 species. Each bird exhibited a spirit of restlessness and excitement which 

 seemed quite apart from any anxiety over our presence in their haunts. 

 All were seen in the magnificent hammocks within two miles of East 

 Goose Creek. 



47. Centurus carolinus. Red-bellied Woodpecker. — Quite abun- 

 dant in the hammock lands, where they were somewhat noisy. On 

 several occasions, as I stood in one of these fine hammocks, I listened to a 

 medley of notes of Downy, Pileated, and Red-bellied Woodpeckers and 

 Flickers. It was no mean treat, I can avouch. 



48. Colaptes^auratus auratus. Flicker. — Not uncommon in the 



