60 _ BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR ST. LOUIS, MO. 
American Coot.—Tolerably common Summer Resident 
- and very common Transient Visitant, April 1 to Novem- 
. ber 1. 
Woodcock.—Conimon Summer Resident, March 1 to No- 
vember 15, 
Spotted Sandpiper.—Common Summer Resident, April 15 
to October 15. 
Wilson’s Snipe.—Common Transient Visitant, March 1 to 
May 1; September 6 to November 20. 
Semipalmated Sandpiper.—Irregular Transient Visitant, 
May ; August 4 to October 17. 
Killdeer.—Common Transient Visitant; infrequent Sum- 
mer Resident, March 10 to November 15. 
Semipalmated Plover.—Tolerably common Transient Vis- 
itant, April 26 to May 5 ; August 20 to September 17. 
Bob-white.—Abundant Permanent Resident. 
Ruffed Grouse.—Permanent Resident in hilly region south 
of St. Louis. 
Mourning Dove. —Abundant Summer Resident; rare Win- 
ter Resident, March 10 to November 1. 
Turkey Vulture.—Common Summer Resident, February 
25 to November 1. 
Red-shouldered Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Red-tailed Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident, most 
numerous in fall and early winter. 
Marsh Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Sparrow Hawk.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk.—Fairly common Transient Visitant, 
February, March ; October to December. 
Cooper’s Hawk.—Rather rare Summer Resident; Transient 
Visitant, more common in fall, September 15 to Novem- 
ber 1; February 15 to March 15; sometimes winters. 
Bald Eagle. —Winter Resident, becoming scarce, Septem- 
ber 1 to April 1. 
Osprey.— Rather common Summer Resident, April 1 to 
October 1. : 
Short-eared Owl.—Tolerably common Winter Visitant, 
October 8 to April 1. 
Long-eared Owl.—Not common Winter Visitant, 
