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at a time. Elk, McKean, Forrest, and Potter Counties are noted for 

 their beech trees and no doubt there was no place in Pennsylvania where 

 the Wild Pigeon bred in greater numbers.) 



4. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — Only one was seen. 



5. Buteo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — Several; one nest in a large 

 black birch about 70 feet from the ground. 



6. Falco sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — One seen June 19. 



7. Syrnium nebulosum. Barred Owl. — One taken July 9 by John 

 Reese ; specimen identified. 



8. Nyctala acadica. Saw-whet Owl. — There are very few breeding 

 records in Pennsylvania of this bird. Two were taken, both in the young 

 ; Kirtlarid ' plumage, one June 28, roosting about iS inches above the 

 ground in a small hemlock in a rather open swamp. The other was 

 taken a week or so later in the same local it v. 



9. Bubo virginianus. Great Horned Owl. — Five, in a secluded 

 spot on Straight Creek, young and old together. 



10. Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. — One only 

 seen, close to the road on the edge of the hemlocks. 



11. Ceryle alcyon. Kingfisher. — One on the Clarion, and several 

 on Straight Creek. 



12. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Common; especially 

 in the tall open wood where the hemlocks had been cut off. There is 

 plenty of food and shelter for the Woodpeckers in the abundance of 

 dead stumps, both standing and h'ing on the ground. 



13. Dryobates pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — Common. 



14. Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. — Fairly com- 

 mon ; several were taken, generally in open woods among the fallen logs, 

 and close to the streams. 



15. Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. — Sev- 

 eral seen in same woods with the Yellow-bellied on the Clarion, and in 

 one or two other places. 



16. Colaptes auratus. Flicker. — Common. 



17. Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. — Common; said to build 

 in barns on rafters, and roost in trees in this locality during migration. 



iS. Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Common 

 around houses and in the deep woods (reported to have been seen, fifty at 

 a time, when the orchards are in bloom). 



19. Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. — Common as I ever saw it any- 

 where, in the orchards and along the roads. 



zo. Sayornis phcebe. Phcebe. — Common; especially around the 

 house. 



21. Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. — Common in open woods 

 stripped of the hemlocks. 



22. Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. — Very common 

 among birch, maple, and beech. Three nests were found, varying con- 

 siderably in their construction and position, and a female was so tame 



