48 BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR Pee CONN. 
May 10 ; September 14 to November 30 ; one instance 
of breeding: 
Semipalmated Sandpiper. —Common Transient Visitant i in 
fall, August to October 7. 
Killdeer.—Accidental Visitant, not seen since April 5, 1875. 
Semipalmated Plover.—Transient Visitant, May 22 to June 
4 ; September. 
Bob-white.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Ruffed Grouse—Common Permanent Resident. 
Mourning Dove.—Common Summer Resident, March 19 to 
November 30 ; occasional in winter. 
Red-shouldered Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident ; 
less common in winter. 
Red-tailed Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident; less 
common in winter. - 
Marsh Hawk.—Tolerably common Summer Resident, April 
1 to November 2. 
Sparrow Hawk.—Rather rare Permanent Resident. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk.—Common Summer Resident, March 
27 to October 29 ; a few winter. 
Cooper’s Hawk.—Common Summer Resident, March 18 to 
October 15. 
Bald Eagle.—Of irregular occurrence, April, May, June, 
and December. 
Osprey.—Common Transient Visitant, April 5 to May 25 ; 
September 7 to October 18. 
Short-eared Owl.—Common Transient Visitant, April ; 
October 8 to December 7. 
Long-eared Owl.—Probably a Permanent Resident. Tos 
uncommon in winter. 
Screech Owl.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Barred Owl.—Rare Permanent. Resident, sometimes com- 
mon in October, November, and December. 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo.—Common Summer Resident, May 7 
to October 17. 
Black-billed Cuckoo.—Common Summer Resident, May 1 
to September 4. 
Kingfisher.—Common Summer Resident, os 5 to No 
vember 22; casual in winter. 
