18 LOCAL BREEDING BIRDS 
30. (365.) Barn Owl (Sirix pratincola). Local status: A rare summer resi- 
dent. Szte: A hole in a tree, sometimes in a tower or church-steeple. Eggs: 
5-9, white. Date: April 20. 
31. (366.) Long-eared Owl (Asio wilsontanus). Local status: An uncom- 
mon resident. Szte: Generally in an old crow’s, hawk’s or squirrel’s nest. 
Eggs: 3-6, white. Date: April tr. 
32. (368.) Barred Owl (Syrnium varium). Local status: Common perma- 
nent resident. Site: Ina hollow tree, and sometimes in an old crow’s or hawk’s 
nest. Eggs: 2-4, white. Date: March 12. 
33- (373-) Screech Owl (Megascops asito). Local status: Common perma- 
nent resident. Szte: Generally in a hollow tree. Eggs: 4-6, white. Date: 
April 3. Group, Hall No. 208. 
34. (375.) Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). Local status: Rare 
permanent resident, restricted to the less settled and heavily wooded regions. 
Site: Generally an old hawk’s, squirrel’s or crow’s nest. Eggs: 2-3, white. 
Date: February 28. 
35. (386.) Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus erythrophthalmus). Local status: 
Common summer resident. Szte: Generally in low trees, vines or bushes, 4-10 
feet from the ground. Eggs: 2-5, dull greenish blue. Date: May 29. 
36. (387.) Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus). Local status: 
Common summer resident. Site: Generally in low trees, vines or bushes, 4—ro 
feet from the ground. Eggs: 3-5, dull greenish blue. Date: May 30. Group, 
Hall No. 308. 
37- (390.) Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon). Local status: Locally common sum- 
mer resident. Szte: Ina hole in a bank, about 6 feet from the entrance. Eggs: 
5-8, white. Date: May 1. 
38. (392.) Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus). Local status: Not 
uncommon permanent resident. Site: In a hole, generally in a dead tree. 
Eggs: 4-5, white. Date: May 23. 
39. (394.) Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens medianus). Local 
status: Very common permanent residerit. Site: In a hole, generally in a dead 
tree. Eggs: 4-6, white. Date: May at. 
40. (406.) Red-headed Woodpecker (MWelanerpes erythrocephalus). Local 
status: Local summer resident of irregular distribution, sometimes winters, 
rarely abundant in migrations. Szte: A hole, generally in a dead tree. Eggs: 
4-6, white. Date: May 13. 
41. (412.) Flicker; High-hole (Colaptes auratus luteus). Local status: 
Common summer resident, abundant migrant, rare in winter. Site: In a 
hole in a tree, frequently in orchards, about 1o feet from the ground. Eggs: 
5-9, white. Date: May 7. 
42. (417.) Whip-poor-will (A ntrostomus voctferus). Local status: Locally 
common summer resident. Szte: No nest, the eggs being laid on the bare 
ground or dead leaves in the woods. Eggs: 2, dull white, with delicate, obscure, 
lilac markings and a few distinct brownish gray specks. Date: June 3. 
43. (420.) Nighthawk (Chordeiles virginianus). Local status: Locally 
common summer resident, frequently seen in the city. Szte: Nest, none, the 
eggs being laid on the bare ground, in open fields, or on the flat roof of a house. 
Eggs: 2, dull white, evenly marked with small irregular shaped blotches or 
speckling of grayish brown or brownish gray. Date: June 1. 
