4S6 Wright and Harper, 77,. Birds of Okefinokee Swamp. [~ol\) 



paddles by. The birds most typical of this habitat are the Florida 

 Barred Owl, White-eyed Vino, Prothonotary Warbler, Swainson's 

 Warbler, and Parula W'arbler. Others that are not confined to the 

 cypress 'bays,' but are more common here than in any other habi- 

 tat, are the Florida Red-shouldered Hawk, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 

 Pileated Woodpecker, Acadian Flycatcher, Cardinal, Carolina 

 Wren. Tufted Titmouse, and Carolina Chickadee. Among the 

 more generally distributed forms that occur here in numbers are 

 the Red-bellied Woodpecker, Crested Flycatcher, Yellow-throated 

 Warbler, Hooded Warbler, and Florida White-breasted Nuthatch. 



There are several minor ecological divisions that bear more or 

 less resemblance to the cypress 'hays.' These arc the cypress 

 ponds, sphagnous hogs, and prairie 'heads.' 



Within the larger islands are many small cypress ponds, gener- 

 ally of only an acre or two in extent. (Plate XIX. ^ They do not 

 differ greatly from the cypress 'bays,' although the trees are not 

 so close together and the undergrowth is for the most part confined 

 to the edges. Frequently an alligator makes this its haunt. Prac- 

 tically every one of the ponds furnishes a home for a pair of Pro- 

 thonotary Warblers and for a pair of Florida Yellowthroats as well. 

 The Hocks of Florida Crackles are found most commonly here. 

 and the Carolina Chickadee is frequently noted. The Wood Ibis 

 also is said to fwd in these ponds. 



In some cases the cypress 'hays' directly adjoin the islands. A 

 number of islands, on the other hand, are enclosed by sphagnous 

 hogs of varying width, beyond which lie the prairies. In the hogs 

 the cypresses are smaller and grow much more openly than in the 

 'hays'; the slash pine also is common. The plants of the under- 

 growth, which is extraordinarily thick, are much the same here 

 as in the 'hays,' hut they also include the pitcher plants (Sarra- 

 cenia minor and S. psittacina). A dense bed o\' sphagnum, which 

 sways and quivers underfoot, rests upon the water and muck. 

 Some of the prairie 'heads,' (Plate XVI), in which slash pines re- 

 place the cypresses, and where the sphagnum grows in great 

 profusion, may also he included in this division. Onr Observations 

 in this habitat, though very limited, apparently show that the bird 

 species are far from numerous. 



The cypress ' heads ' or ' houses ' Plate XIY^ on the prairies vary 



