86 BIRDS OBSERVED AT WASHINGTON, D. C. 
Marsh Hawk.—Common Winter Visitant, July to April. 
Sparrow Hawk.—Common Winter Visitant, rare Summer 
Resident. 
Sharp shinned Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Cooper’s Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Bald Eagle.—Not common Permanent Resident. 
Osprey.—Uncommon Summer Resident, March 25 to Oc- 
tober. 
Short-eared Owl.—Common Winter Visitant. 
Long-eared Owl.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Screech Owl.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Barred Ow].—Not common Permanent Resident. 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo.—Common Summer Resident, May 
2 to October 15. 
Black-billed Cuckoo.—Rather rare Summer Resident, May 
2 to October 15. 
Kingfisher.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Downy Woodpecker.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Hairy Woodpecker.—Rare Permanent Resident. 
Red-headed Woodpecker.—Rather common Summer Resi- 
dent; rare Winter Visitant. 
Flicker.—Common Summer Resident; rare Winter Vis- 
itant. 
Nighthawk.—Not common Summer Resident; abundant 
Transient Visitant, April 20 to October. 
Whip-poor-will.—Common Summer Resident, April 15 to 
October. 
Swift.—Abundant Summer Resident, April 15 to October 
10. 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird.—Common Summer Resi- 
dent, April 28 to September. 
Kingbird.—Common Summer Resident, April 20 to Sep: 
tember. 
Crested Flycatcher.—Very common Summer Resident, 
April 25 to September. 
Phoebe.—Common Summer Resident, March 5 to October. 
Occasionally winters. 
Least Flycatcher.—Common Transient Visitant, April 25 
to May 25 ; August 28 to September 25. 
