°1913 ^ J Stone, Bird Migration Records of William Bartram. 339 



Zenaidura macroura carolinensis. Mourning Dove. 



1802. March 30. Turtle Dove Cooing (Columba carolinaensis) . 



April 1-4. The Turtle Dove Coos (Columba caroliniensis). 



It is then recorded as present: 1803, Jan. 10, 15, 19, 26. Feb. 12, 15 

 ('in flocks') IS, 27 and March 3; 1S04, Feb. 19; 1S07, Jan. 4; 1818, 

 Dec. 23; 1821, May 12. 



Cathartes aura septentrionalis. Turkey Vulture. 



Only once mentioned. They occur in tins region now only as straggling 

 individuals and a flock is very rare so that conditions appear to be about 

 the same. 



1S04. June 1. Flock of Vullur aura. 



Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Osprey. 



Arrival recorded for seven years, usually under the name 'Fishing 

 Hawk,' but once as 'Fishing Eagle' and once as 'Falco piscatorius' . 



1802. April 12. 1807. April 16. 



1803. April 29. 1818. April 2. 



1805. April 7. 1819. April 17. 



1806. April 15. 



Haliaeetus leucocephalus leucocephalus. Bald Eagle. 



1803. January 10. Grey Eagle. 



Falco sparverius sparverius. Sparrow Hawk. 



Evidently a common resident then as now: 



Mentioned in winter lists on January 7, 1S02 and January 6, 1804. 



Falcones spp. Hawks. 



The river meadows below the Gardens have always been a great rende- 

 vous for hawks. 



'Hawks of various species' mentioned as present on January 6, 1802, 

 January 9, 1803, and February 2, 1805 also : 



1804. December 3. Many Owls & Hawks seen flying, sign of cold 



stormy weather coming. 

 1818. November 1. Hawks (Falco) arived from north. 



Cryptoglaux acadica acadica. Acadian Ow r L. 



1802. December 24. A very small Owl was caught, having no horns 

 (capitae laevi) not much exceeding the size of a 

 sparrow. 



