Winter Birds. 131 



Carolina Wren, Thryothorus ludovicianus. Common. 

 Bewick Wren, Thryomanes bewickii. Common. 

 Chickadee, Parus atricapillus. Common. 

 White-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta carolinensis. Common. 

 Tufted Titmouse, Parus bicolor. Common. 

 Carolina Chickadee, Parus carolinensis. Not common. 

 American Robin, Merula migratoria. Common. 

 Bluebird, Sialia sialis. Common. 



WINTER RESIDENTS ONLY, 10. 



Marsh Hawk, Circus hudsonius. Common. 



Am. Rough-legged Hawk, Archibuteo lagopus sancti-johannis. 

 Rather rare. 



Bald Eagle, Haliseetus leucocephalus. Rather rare. 

 Osprey, Pandion haliaetus carolinensis. Fairly common. 

 Short-eared Owl, Asio accipitrinus. Common. 

 Rusty Blackbird, Scolecophagus carolinus. Common. 

 White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia albicollis. Very common. 

 Tree Sparrow, Spizella monticola. Very common. 

 Slate-colored Junco, Junco hyemalis. Very comon. 

 Northern Shrike, Lanius borealis. Rare. 



RARE TRANSIENTS SOMETIMES SEEN IN JANUARY AND 

 FEBRUARY, 8. 



Herring Gull, Larus argentatus. Rare. 



Red-breasted Merganser, Merganser serrator. One record only. 

 Golden Eagle, Aquila chrysaetos. Very rare. 

 Snowy Owl, Nyctea nyctea. Very rare. 

 Saw-whet Owl, Nyctala acadica. Rare. 

 Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureus. One record. 

 Redpoll, Acanthis linaria. Very rare. 



Brown Creeper, Certhia familiaris americana. In extremely cold 

 winters only, but then common. 



REGULAR TRANSIENT VISITORS SOMETIMES SEEN IN 

 WINTER, 14. 



Loon, Gavia imber. Rare. 



American Merganser, Merganser americana. Common. 



Black Duck, Anas obscura. Common. 



Shoveller, Spatula clypeata. Rather rare. 



Pintail, Dafila acuta. Very common. 



American Golden-eye, Clangula americana. Rather rare. 



Canada Goose, Branta canadensis. Very Common. 



Wilson Snipe, Gallinago delicata. Generally stays all winter. 



Great Blue Heron, Ardea herodias. Rather rare. 



White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys. Common. 



Winter Wren, Olbiorchilus hyemalis. Rather rare. 



Red-breasted Nuthatch, Sitta canadensis. Very rare. 



Golden-crowned Kinglet, Regulus satrapa. Common. 



Ruby-crowned Kinglet, Regulus calendula. Rather rare. 



ACCIDENTAL, I. 

 Old-squaw, Harelda hyemalis. 



