130 The Wilson Bulletin. 



WINTER BIRDS OF SCIOTO AND PIKE COUNTIES, OHIO. 



For the sake of comparison with a study of the winter 



birds in Lorain county, this list is given for the extreme 



southern part of Ohio, almost directly south of Lorain 



county. The comparison brings out many interesting 



questions. It is well known that the southern part of the 



state experiences lower temperatures than the northern, 



during some part of the winter, but it also has less snow 



and a shorter time during which the food of the birds is 



covered. This would be reason enough why many of the 



birds which are not found in the northern counties during 



the winter find the southern counties fairly comfortable 



winter quarters. Rev. W. F. Henninger contributes this list: 



SPECIES WHICH ARE RESIDENT, 42. 



Pied-billed Grebe, Podilymbus podiceps. Fairly common. 

 Mallard, Anas boschas. Common. 

 Killdeer, yEgialitis vocifera. Very common. 

 Bob-white, Colinus virginianus. Very common. 

 Ruffed Grouse, Bonasa umbellus. Common. 

 Mourning Dove, Zenaidura macroura. Very common. 

 Turkey Vulture, Cathartes aura. Common. 

 Cooper Hawk, Accipiter cooperi. Common. 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk, Accipiter velox. Not common. 

 Red-tailed Hawk, Buteo borealis. Common. 

 Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo lineatus. Not common. 

 Am. Sparrow Hawk, Falco sparverius. Very common. 

 Barn Owl, Strix pratincola. Common. 

 Long-eared Owl, Asio wilsonianus. Rare. 

 Barred Owl, Syrnium nebulosum. Common. 

 Screech Owl, Megascops asio. Very common. 

 Great Horned Owl, Bubo virginianus. Common. 

 Belted Kingfisher, Ceryle alcyon. Fairly common. 

 Hairy Woodpecker, Dryobates villosus. Fairly common. 

 Downy Woodpecker, Drobates pubescens medianus. Common. 

 Northern Pileated Woodpecker, Ceophlceus pileatus abieticola. 

 Rather rare. 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker, Melanerpes carolinus. Common. 

 Northern Flicker, Colaptes auratus luteus. Common. 

 Prairie Horned Lark, Otocorys alpestris practicola. Common. 

 Blue Jay, Cyanocitta cristata. Not common. 

 American Crow, Corvus americanus. Common. 

 Meadowlark, Sturnella magna. Common. 

 American Goldfinch, Astragalinus tristis. Common. 

 Chipping Sparrow, Spizella socialis (at times). Common. 

 Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia. Common. 

 Towhee, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Males only. Common. 

 Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis. Very common. 

 Cedar Waxwing, Ampelis cedrorum. Common. 

 Migrant Shrike, Lanius ludovicianus migrans. Fairly common. 



