Vol. XIII 



Young, Birds of the Coal Regions of Pennsylvania. 2ol 



List of Species Observed. 



My time was too short to enable me to give a complete list of 

 birds at each locality I visited, so I have endeavored merely to 

 give as comprehensive a list as possible of the species observed 

 within the limits of the coal-fields. 



i. Ardea virescens. Green Heron.— This was the only Heron noted, 

 one being seen at Hamburg and one family at Pottsville. 



2. Actitis macularia. Spotted Sandpiper. — While fairly common 

 along the Schuylkill at Hamburg and the Susquehanna at Nescopeck, I 

 did not observe this bird anywhere through the coal country during the 

 breeding season, although I thought I distinguished its note at Lumber 

 Yard on one or two occasions. 



I saw Spotted Sandpipers on Tumbling Run dam on or about August 

 4, a point I had not visited about Pottsville during the breeding season. 



3. /Egialitis vocifera. Killdeer Plover. — The Killdeer does not 

 seem to extend north of the Blue Ridge ; a few at Hamburg being the 

 onlv ones I noted. 



4. Bonasa umbellus. Ruffed Grouse. — Occurs at Nescopeck, just 

 north of the coal region but I did not find it anywhere to the south. 



5. Colinus virginianus. Bob-white. — A Quail was heard whistling 

 once or twice at Lumber Yard. 



6. Zenaidura macroura. Dove. — Doves, while pretty generally dis- 

 tributed, seemed rather scarce through the mountains. 



7. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — One or two noticed for sev- 

 eral days along Black Creek above Penn Haven Junction and I have no 

 doubt they breed there. 



Of the other rapacious birds which may breed throughout this region, 

 I know but little. I did not see any Owls and the three or four large 

 Hawks which I noticed I failed to identify positively. 



8 and 9. Coccyzus americanus et erythrophthalmus. — Both species of 

 Cuckoo were observed but as to their comparative abundance I cannot 

 saw Thev seemed rather more common at Pottsville than elsewhere. 



10. Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. — One was seen at Nescopeck and 

 about the end of August I saw one several times at Tumbling Run, bu. 

 cannot say as to whether it bred near there or not. 



11. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker.— One was seen at 

 Lumber Yard and also at Rock Glen. 



12. Dryobates pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — Seen at Rock 

 Glen. 



13. Colaptes auratus. Flicker. — Flickers seemed rather scarce 

 throughout the region, a few being recorded near Hazleton and Penn 

 Haven Junction. 



