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17. (273.) Killdeer {Oxycchns vociferus). Local status: Rare and local 

 summer resident. Site: On the ground in pastures or cornfields. Eggs: 4, 

 buffy white, spotted and scrawled with chocolate, chiefly at the larger end. 

 Date: May 10. 



18. (289.) Bob-White (Colinus virginianus) . Local status: Not uncom- 

 mon resident. Site: On the gfround in fields, often near fences or hedges. 

 Eggs: 10-18, white. Date: May 26. Group, Hall No. 208. 



19. (300.) Ruffed Grouse {Bonasa umbelliis). Local status: Of local dis- 

 tribution in the more heavily wooded sections. Site: On the ground in the 

 woods, often at the base of a tree. Eggs: 8-14, pale ochraceous-bufE. Date: 

 May 10. Group, Hall. No. 208. 



20. (316.) Mourning Dove (Zc'wazJwra wacrowra) . Local status: Common 

 summer resident. Site: Lower branches of trees, generally within 10 feet of 

 the ground, very rareh' on the ground. Eggs: 2, white. Date: April 25. 



21. (331.) MsiXsh.'H.aw^ {Circus hudsonius). Local status: Common sum- 

 mer resident, of rare occurrence in winter. Site: On the ground in marshes. 

 Eggs: 4—6, dull white or pale bluish white. Date: May 20. 



22. (332.) Sharp-shinned Hawk {Accipiter velox). Local status: Not 

 common summer resident, rare in winter. Site: In trees, 15—40 feet from the 

 ground. Eggs: 3-6, varying from bluish to pale cream buff, distinctly spotted 

 or heavily blotched with cinnamon or cinnamon rufous. Date: May 21. 



23- (33,3) Cooper Hawk {Accipiter cooperii). Local status: Not uncom- 

 mon in summer, rare in winter. Site: In trees, 25-60 feet from the ground 

 Eggs: 3-6, pale bluish white, sometimes speckled with brownish. Date: May i. 



24. (337.) Red-tailed Hawk {Buteo borealis). Local status: Permanent 

 resident, more numerous in winter. Site: In trees, 30-70 feet from the ground. 

 Eggs: 2-4, dull white, generally scantily and irregularly marked with cinnamon- 

 brown. Date: April i. 



25- (339) Red-shouldered Hawk {Buteo lineatus). Local status: Com- 

 mon permanent resident. Site: In trees, 30-60 feet from the ground. Eggs: 

 2-5, dull white, generally more or less sprinkled, spotted or blotched with cin- 

 namon or chocolate. Date: April 3. Group, Hall No. 204. 



26. (343.) Broad-winged Hawk {Buteo platypterus). Local status: Not 

 common permanent resident. Site: In trees, 25-50 feet from the ground. 

 Eggs: 2—4, dull white, speckled, blotched or washed with ochraceous-buff or 

 cinnamon brown. Date: May 5. 



27- (356.) Duck Hawk {Falco peregrinus anatum). Local status: Rare 

 and local summer resident, more common on coasts in migrations. Site: A 

 cliff. Eggs: 3-4, creamy white marked with cinnamon-brown to reddish 

 brown. Date: March 30. 



28. (360.) Sparrow Hawk {Falco sparvcrius). Local status: Not uncom- 

 mon in summer, rare in winter. Site: Usually a hole in a tree, from 15-60' 

 feet from the ground. Eggs: 3-7, creamy white to rufous, generally finely and 

 evenly marked with shades of the ground color. Date: April 25. 



29. (374) American Osprey; Fish Hawk {Pandion haliaetus caroltnensis). 

 Local status: Locally common summer resident near the coasts. Site: In a 

 tree, 15-50 feet from the ground. Eggs: 2-4, rarely dull white, sometimes 

 almost solid chocolate, generally buffy white, heavily marked with chocolate, 

 chiefly at the larger end. Date: May 2. Group, Hall No. 205, 



