^o IsELY, Birds of Sedgwick Co., Kansas. I Jan. 



List of Species. 

 Residents. 



1. Colinus virginianus. Bob-white. — Noted 14 times between 

 September, 1909, and June, 1910. Mast often it was seen in or near a 

 willow copse by the cemetery. The call of the male may be frequently 

 heard in the fields in the spring and early summer. 



2. Tympanuchus americanus. Prairie Hen.— Noted by Dr. 

 Mathews as formerly very abundant. It has not been seen for years. 



3. Meleagris gallopavo silvestris. Wild Turkey. — Noted by 

 Dr. Mathews as formerly frequent. 



4. Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. — Abun- 

 dant. Between April and October I have noted this species nearly every 

 day. It is very rare in winter. Doves return in large numbers about 

 March 15 and most of them disappear by November. In the latter part 

 of September, 1909, I noted Mourning Doves collected in flocks of hun- 

 dreds along Chisolm Creek north of Fairmount where there are but few 

 trees along its banks. 



5. Speotyto cunicularia hypogsea. Burrowing Owl. — One bird 

 noted near a prairie dog town near Mt. Hope, Oct. 24, 1909. 



6. Megascops asio. Screech Owl. — This species may be heard 

 on Fairmount Hill about once in two weeks. On several occasions when I 

 have passed through McKinley Park after nightfall I have always heard 

 its call. On the night of May 27, 1910, I turned aside from the road and 

 entered the park, being attracted by the calls of Screech Owls. I noted 

 eight birds in a group, most of them young. 



7. Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. — Noted only a few 

 times a year, in McKinley and Riverside parks. Rare. 



8. Dryobates pubescens. Southern Downy Woodpecker. — 

 Common resident in parks and along the streets of the city in the maple 

 trees. It is occasionally noted on Fairmount Hill. Between September, 

 1909, and June, 1910, I noted the species every week but two. 



9. Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. — Common in 

 summer in groves and hedges. Rare in winter. Most of this species 

 leave about Oct. 1 and return about March 15. Between these dates 

 in 1909-10, I noted the species five times. The Flicker feeds on the 

 ground much more than any of the other woodpeckers. 



10. Corvus corax. American Raven. — Noted by Dr. Mathews as 

 resident in the early days. 



11. Corvus brachyrhynchos. Crow. — Uncommon on Fairmount. 

 Abundant in fall and winter along the Arkansas River. I have noted 

 crows in the business part of the city picking at garbage in cans back of 

 restaurants. 



12. Agelaius phoeniceus. Red-winged Blackbird. — Abundant 

 except during the winter. A few young and females stay throughout 



