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Pintail.—Winter Visitant, October to April. 
Mallard.—Common Winter Visitant. . 
Green-winged Teal.—Common Winter Visitant, September 
to April. 
Blue-winged Teal—Common Winter Visitant, September 
to April. 
Canada Goose.—Winter Visitant, and rather common 
Transient Visitant, October to April. 
Great Blue Heron.—Rather common, absent only in mid- 
winter. 
Little Green Heron.—Very common Summer Resident, 
April 15 to September. 
American Bittern.—Not uncommon Summer Resident ; 
occasional in winter. 
Sora.—Common Transient Visitant, March ; July to No- 
vember. 
Clapper Rail.—Accidental ; one record. 
American Coot; —Common Transient Visitant, March to 
May ; September to October 15. 
Woodcock.—Rather common from Febraary to November; 
a few winter. 
Spotted Sandpiper.—Common Transient Visitant ; not com- 
mon Summer Resident, April 5 to September 30. 
Wilson’s Snipe.—Common Transient Visitant, March to 
May ; September to November; occasional in winter. 
Semipalmated Sandpiper.—Rare Transient Visitant, May ; 
August to October. 
Killdeer.—Permanent Resident, most abundant in migra- 
tions. 
Semipalmated Plover.—Casual, three specimens, May ; Au- 
gust. ; 
Bob-white.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Ruffed Grouse.—Not common Permanent Resident. 
Mourning Dove.—Permanent Resident, common except in 
winter. 
Turkey Vulture.—Abundant Permanent Resident. 
Red-shouldered Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Red-tailed Hawk.—Common Winter Visitant; rare Sum- 
mer Resident. 
