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Mitchell, Suinmer Birds of San Miguel County. I q^(_ 



i8. Accipiter atricapillus striatulus. Western Goshawk. — One 

 male shot January 9, and a female, doubtless the mate, in the same spot 

 on March 7. 



19. Buteo borealis calurus. Western Red-tail. — Fairly common. 

 Breeds up to timber line, early in April. 



20. Buteo swainsonii. Swainson's Hawk. — Common. Breeds up 

 to 10,000 feet. 



21. Aquila chrysaetos. Golden Eagle. — Common; breeds up to 

 timber line. Nesting begins early in March, usually in caves very diffi- 

 cult of access. 



22. Falco mexicanus. Prairie, Falcon. — Fairly common in the 

 eastern part of the county. Breeds up to 9,000 feet. Nests in May. 



23. Falco sparverius. American Sparrow Hawk. — Abundant. 

 Breeds to 10,000 feet. Nests early in April. 



24. Asio wilsonianus. American Long-eared Owl. — -Rai-e. Have 

 met with but three or four pairs. Breeds up to 10,000 feet, during April. 



25. Syrnium occidentale. Spotted Owl. — Rare. Have seen but 

 two individuals — last December, about twenty miles from Las Vegas, in 

 the pine district at an altitude of 9,500 feet. 



26. Megascops asio trichopsis. Mexican Screech Owl. — Common. 

 Breeds up to timber line, early in April. 



27. Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. — Abundant 

 locally. Breeds up to 8,000 feet during May and June. 



28. Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. — Fairly common. Breeds 

 up to 9,000 feet. Feeds on young mountain trout. 



29. Dryobates villosus harrisii. Harris's Woodpecker. — Abundant 

 in the pines up to timber line. Breeds early in May. 



30. Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis. Red-naped Sapsucker. — Common 

 but not nearly as numerous as the next. Breeds from 9,000 to 12,000 feet. 



31. Sphyrapicus thyroideus. Williamson's Sapsucker. — Abundant. 

 Breeds from 7,000 to 11,000. A nest taken May 30, was built in a live 

 quaking aspen, on a mountain trail, 9,800 feet altitude. 



32. Melanerpes formicivorus bairdi. California Woodpecker. — 

 Common. Breeds from 8,000 to 10,000 feet. 



33. Colaptes cafer. Red-shafted Flicker. — Abundant in the pines. 

 Breeds up to timber line during May and June. 



34. Phalaenoptilus nuttalli. Poor-will. — Tolerably common. Breeds 

 up to 9,000 feet. Arrives in May, breeding early in June. 



35. Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. — Abun- 

 dant. Breeds to 10,000 feet. Nests in June. 



36. Aeronautes melanoleucus. White-throated Swift. — Not com- 

 mon. Breeds in cliffs during May, from 8,000 feet to timber line. 



37. Trochilus alexandri. Black-cihnned Hummingbird. — Common 

 up to 8,000 feet. Breeds late in June. 



38. Selasphorus platycercus. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. — Com- 

 mon. Arrives in May, breeding most commonly at 9,000 feet. 



