BIRDS OF PENNSYLVANIA. 
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streams. No person other than those named below make any mention 
of this species in the reports received by me from other counties: 
County. 
Observers. 
Remarks. 
Allegheny, . . . 
Dr. T. Z. Hazzard, . . 
Straggler. 
Bradford, .... 
J. L. Camp, 
Breeds. 
Berks, 
D. F. Keller 
Breeds. 
Chester 
W. M. Swayne 
Rare migrant in vicinity of Kennett Square. 
Do 
Alfred P. Lee, .... 
Breeds within a few miles of Oxford. 
Do 
B. H. Warren 
Common in spring, late summer and fall; never found nest. 
Clinton, 
Dr. W. Van Fleet, . . 
Migrant, spring and fall. 
Crawford 
H. C. Kirkpatrick, . . 
Rare migrant. 
Dauphin, .... 
W. W. Stoey 
Breeds. 
Erie, ...... 
G. B. Sennett. .... 
Migrant. 
Lehigh 
Breeds. 
Luzerne 
Dr. W. L. Hartman, . 
Migrant. 
Lancaster 
Dr. A. C. Treichler, . 
Breeds occasionally along Susquehanna. 
Do. .... 
W. H. Buller, 
Breeds occasionally along Susquehanna. 
Lackawanna. . . 
H. W. Williams, . . . 
Rare migrant. 
Do. . . 
Geo. P. Friant 
Straggler. 
Lycoming 
August Kock, 
Migrant. 
Mercer, 
S. S. Overmoyer. . . . 
Rare visitor; shot one September 4. ISS.^. 
Montgomery, . . 
Thos. S. Gillin, .... 
Migrant. 
Do. . . 
W. P. Bolton 
Migrant; probably breeds. 
Northampton, . . 
O. B. Hark 
Migrant. 
Do. . . 
Dr. J. W. Detwiller, . 
Have found it breeding in Pennsylvania. 
Perry 
H. J. Roddy 
Breeds. 
Philadelphia, . . 
Witmer Stone 
Occasional migrant. 
Do. . . 
G. S. Morris 
Migrant. 
Do. . . 
II. Jamison, 
Occasional migrant. 
Do. . . 
Jos. P. Ball, 
Occasional migrant. 
Do. . . 
Rev. Jos. Johnson, . . 
Occasional migrant. 
Sullivan 
Otto Behr, 
Migrant. 
Susquehanna, . . 
Dr. H. A. Tingley, . . 
Breeds. 
Do. . . 
Geo. B. Perry 
Migrant. 
Washington, . . 
M. Compton, 
Straggler. 
Do. . . 
W. T. Warrick, .... 
Straggler. 
Do. . . 
Jas. S. Nease 
Rare visitor. 
Wyoming 
V. A. Beemer 
Breeds regularly. 
Wayne 
N. F. Underwood, . . 
Migrant. 
York, 
Geo. Miller, 
Breeds along the Susquehanna. 
Do 
Casper Loucks 
Breeds along the Susquehanna. 
Do 
Hon. G. C. Brown, . . 
Breeds along the Susquehanna. 
Suborder STEIGES. Owls. 
THE OWLS. 
Ten representatives ol the families StrigidcB and Bubonidce are tound in Pennsyl- 
vania. Some are common residents in all parts of the state ; others breed in boreal 
regions and are found with us as irregular or accidental winter visitants. The little 
Screech Owl, dressed in his coat of red, or gray, or a mixture of both, is one of the 
most common and best known birds of this grou^ He is found in cities and towns 
as well as in the rural districts ; and in the hollow limbs of trees in old apple orchards 
he delights to conceal himself in daylight, and also to rear his family. He often is 
found about barns and other buildings, where he goes in the daytime to hide, or 
frequently at night, to catch mice, one of his main articles of livelihood. The Great 
Horned Owl inhabits the woods, but on the approach of night he goes out in quest of 
food. His visits to the poultry yard are so common that he, also, is familiar to resi- 
dents of the country, where he is usually known, from his loud cries, as “ Hoot 
Owl.” The Barn Owl, a southern bird, breeds sparingly, and most frequently in 
the southern parts of the commonwealth. The Snowy Owl, which breeds in the 
Arctic regions, is found here only as an irregular winter sojourner. Some persons, 
not versed in ornithological matters, name both the Snowy Owl (N. nyctea) and 
Barn Owl (S. pratincola) “ White ” or “ Snowy” Owls. Such local names, used to 
designate the Barn Owl, are confusing and should be discarded. Owls, other than the 
Long eared and Short-eared species, are usually observed singly ; those that breed 
here, of course, are often, during the breeding period, seen in pairs, and with their 
young. In winter Long-eared and Short-eared Owls are found generally in flocks. 
