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topographic divisions as is vegetation. 

 Most of the animals range throughout 

 the state; a few, however, are more 

 restricted. The woodrat (Neotoma 

 pennsylvanica) , partial to caves and 

 common throughout the entire Alle- 

 gheny region, occurs in Ohio only in the 

 Allegheny Plateau section; the southern 

 snowshoe hare (Lepus americanus vir- 

 ginianus), only in the northeastern 

 part of the state. The porcupine is 

 occasionally seen in the extreme north- 

 eastern part of the state; the badger 

 (Taxidea taxus) has appeared recently 

 in the extreme northwestern part. The 

 prairie mole (Scalopus aquaticus ma- 

 chrinus), common throughout western 

 Ohio, is replaced in the northeast part 

 of the state by the hairy-tailed mole 

 (Parascalops breweri). Both occur in 

 the region about Columbus. The deer- 

 mouse (Peromyscus maniculatus bairdii) 

 of the sand dune area along Lake Erie 

 is a slightly different variety from that 

 found elsewhere throughout the state. 

 In the small prairies of western Ohio, 

 the striped ground-squirrel is found; 

 this is extending its range eastward 

 in cleared land, and is now found at 

 Columbus. 



Bird life is abundant throughout the 

 state; about 300 species are found. 



Birds (L. /.) 



The breeding birds of the swampy 

 and marshy areas are : Pied-billed grebe, 

 black tern, double-crested cormorant, 

 mallard (rare), black, blue winged teal, 

 bittern, least bittern, green heron, 

 sandhill crane, king rail, Virginia rail, 

 yellow rail, sora, Florida gallinule, coot, 

 marsh hawk, red-winged blackbird, 

 swamp sparrow, short-billed marsh 

 wren, long billed marsh wren. 



Birds breeding along the lake shore 

 on the sand and islands: Piping plover, 

 spotted sandpiper, common tern. 



Birds breeding on the original prairie 

 of the northwestern part of the state, 

 and in other grassy areas: Lesser 

 scaup duck, upland plover, killdeer, 

 prairie chicken, prairie horned lark, 



bobolink, meadowlark, vesper sparrow, 

 grasshopper sparrow, Henslow's sparrow, 

 lark sparrow, song sparrow, dickcissel. 



Bird breeding in brushy tangles, flood 

 plains, etc.: Bob-white, goldfinch, 

 white-throated sparrow (rarely), field 

 sparrow, indigo bunting, migrant shrike, 

 yellow warbler, prairie warbler, northern 

 yellow-throat, mockingbird, catbird, 

 brown thrasher. 



Birds breeding in the deciduous woods : 

 Wood duck, great blue heron, ruffed 

 grouse, woodcock, wild turkey, passen- 

 ger pigeon, mourning dove, turkey 

 vulture, swallow-tailed kite, sharp- 

 shinned hawk, Cooper hawk, red-tailed 

 hawk, red-shouldered hawk, broad- 

 winged hawk, bald eagle, pigeon hawk, 

 sparrow hawk, osprey, barn owl, long- 

 eared owl, barred owl, saw-whet owl, 

 great horned owl, screech owl, yellow- 

 billed cuckoo, black-billed cuckoo, hairy 

 woodpecker, downy woodpecker, north- 

 ern pileated woodpecker, red-headed 

 woodpecker, red-bellied woodpecker, 

 northern flicker, whippoorwill, night- 

 hawk, ruby-throated hummingbird, 

 kingbird, crested flycatcher, phoebe, 

 wood pewee, Acadian flycatcher, blue 

 jay, crow, cowbird, orchard oriole, 

 Baltimore oriole, bronzed grackle, gold- 

 finch, chipping sparrow, field sparrow, 

 song sparrow, towhee, cardinal, rose- 

 breasted grosbeak, scarlet tanager, 

 summer tanager, cedar waxwing, red- 

 eyed vireo, warbling vireo, yellow- 

 throated vireo, white-eyed vireo, black 

 and white warbler, prothonotary 

 warbler, worm-eating warbler, blue- 

 winged warbler, golden-winged warbler, 

 yellow warbler, cerulean warbler, black- 

 throated green warbler (rarely), oven- 

 bird, Louisiana water-thrush, Kentucky 

 warbler, northern yellow-throat, yellow- 

 breasted chat, hooded warbler, redstart, 

 Carolina wren, Bewick's wren, house 

 wren, brown creeper, white-breasted 

 nuthatch, tufted titmouse, chickadee, 

 Carolina chickadee, blue-gray gnat- 

 catcher, wood thrush, Wilson's thrush, 

 robin, bluebird. 



Breeding in banks, bird houses, 

 etc.: Belted kingfisher, purple martin, 



