480 Cooke, Winter Birds of Oklahoma. [oct. 



25. Accipiter cooperi. Cooper's Hawk. — A winter resident, seen 

 for the first time in the fall on September 17. 



26. Buteo borealis borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. — A common 

 winter resident; as many as eighteen were seen Christmas day near the 

 Blue River. 



27. Haliaeetus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. — A winter resident 

 along the Blue River; seen there January 12. 



28. Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. — One of the 

 commoner hawks through the winter and probably a resident. It was seen 

 September 22 and by March 3 most of the wintering birds had departed 

 and only three individuals were seen from then to March 15. On Novem- 

 ber 7 a Sparrow Hawk was seen chasing a Shrike — dog eat dog. 



29. Strix varia varia. Barred Owl. — Resident and the commonest 

 owl or at least the one most in evidence. The pellets thrown up at one time 

 by an individual of this species contained parts of a Brewer Blackbird, a 

 Cardinal Grosbeak and a Le Conte Sparrow. 



30. Otus asio asio. Screech Owl. — A common resident. 



31. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. — Does 

 not occur right at Caddo, but is a common resident thirty miles to the 

 northwest. 



32. Conuropsis carolinensis. Carolina Paroquet. — According to 

 the early naturahsts, this species was formerly abundant throughout much 

 of eastern Oklahoma. A sharp lookout was kept for it every time that the 

 timbered districts were visited, but none was seen. A stuffed one was still 

 preserved that had been shot near Caddo several years previous. In 1882 

 a large flock was seen about 18 miles from Caddo; other smaller flocks were 

 reported from time to time, the last being January 15, 1884 on the Blue 

 River about eight miles from Caddo. They were, of course, resident. 



33. Ceryle alcyon alcyon. Kingfisher. — Resident, though not so 

 common as in many other parts of the country. 



34. Campephilus principalis. Ivory-billed Woodpecker. — Resi- 

 dent and not considered by the local hunters as any great rarity. Seen on 

 two visits to the heavy timber of the Blue River — November 29 and Janu- 

 ary 12. 



35. Dryobates villosus villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Common 

 resident. 



36. Dryobates pubescens pubescens. Downy Woodpecker. — 

 Common resident ; these two woodpeckers were about medium in numbers 

 as compared with the other species, exceeding the Yellow-bellied and Red- 

 headed, and being exceeded by the FUck«r and the Red-beUied Woodpecker. 

 On January 12 about a dozen were seen in two miles along the Blue River; 

 they were already beginning their spring drumming. 



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

 Rare winter resident ; seldom more than one seen in a day's tramp. It was 

 not seen in the fringes of timber along the branches, but was found every 

 time the heavy timber of the Blue was visited. 



