100 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



Shoveller, Spatula clypeata (Linn) tr. These birds are 

 occasionally seen on the Lagoon in the migration season at 

 times when the weather is unfavorable for the visiting crowds 

 of people. 



Pintail, Dafila actua tzilzihoa Vieillot tr. This is one of 

 the more common visiting ducks of the Park. It is not un- 

 common to find them feeding in the Lagoon in early morn- 

 ing before they are disturbed. 



Lesser Scaup Duck, Marila af finis (Eyton) tr. Uncom- 

 mon for the Park. One was seen in the Park April 25, 1914, 

 by Ralph Hoffman. 



Bittern, Botaurus lentiginosus (Montagu) tr. The only 

 available record for the Park is dated April 19, 1916, when 

 one was seen in the marshy tract bordering the Park north of 

 the Lagoon. 



Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias herodias Linn tr. 

 This Heron does not breed in the Park and is an unusual 

 visitor. One was seen fishing in the Blue River in 1910. 



Green Heron, Butorides virescens virescens (Linn) sr. 

 The Green Heron very probably nests in the Park as it is found 

 quite regularly along the Blue River during the summer 

 months. 



Coot, Fulca americana Gmelin tr., occasional sr., but 

 not in the Park. Though abundant elsewhere during migra- 

 tion, Coots are not often seen in the Park. 



Woodcock, Philohela minor (Gmelin) tr. Woodcock are 

 now very rare in this region. One was seen in Shiloh Hollow 

 by Walter Cunningham who found it probing for food in the 

 soft earth by the stream. 



