Wilson, on Birds at the Mouth of Ohio River 
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24. Marsh Hawk ( Circus hudsonius) . 
One seen September 13, 1917; another September 4, 1918. 
25. Sharp-shinned Hawk ( Accipitcr vclox). 
One or two seen each summer. 
26. Cooper’s Hawk ( Accipitcr cooper i). 
Fairly common around the edges of the bluffs. 
27. Red-tailed Hawk (Butco borealis borealis). 
One seen August 31, 1918. 
28. Red-shouldered Hawk ( Buteo lineatus lineatus). 
A few seen every summer. 
29. Sparrow Hawk ( Falco sparverius sparverius). 
Fairly common. 
30. Short-eared Owl ( Asio flamineus) . 
One seen in 1916; another August 30, 1917. 
31. Barred Owl ( Strix varia varia) . 
Common in the bottoms. 
32. Screech Owl ( Otus asio asio). 
Fairly common. 
33. Great Horned Owl ( Bubo virginianus virginianus) . 
Common. The owl concerts of the wilder parts of the bottom are 
the richest I have ever heard, the Barred and Great Horned being the 
chief musicians. 
34. Yellow-billed Cuckoo ( Goccyzus americanus americanus). 
Common. It sings in a very mournful manner all night long in the 
late summer. 
35. Black-billed Cuckoo ( Coceyzus crythrophthalmus) . 
A few seen in 1918. 
36. Belted Kingfisher ( Ceryle alcyon) 
Especially abundant around the shallower ponds. 
37. Hairy Woodpecker ( Dryobates villosus villosus) . 
Common. 
38. Southern Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens pubescens). 
Common. 
35. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker ( Sphyrapicus varius varius). 
One seen August 2, 1916; another August 29, 1917. 
40. Pjleated Woodpecker ( Phloeotomus pilcatus pileatus) . 
Fairly common. 
41. Red-headed Woodpecker (Melancrpcs erythroccpbalus) . 
Common to abundant. 
42. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Centurus carolinus). 
Common. 
43. Northern Flicker ( Colaptes auratus luteus). 
Common. 
44. Chuck-will’s- widow ( Antrostomus carolinensis) . 
One heard July 30, 1917. My vacations have occurred usually too 
late for me to hear this bird and the Whippoorwill. 
45. Nigiithawk (Chordeiles virginianus virginianus) . 
Common. 
46. Chimney Swift (CKcetura pelagica). 
Abundant. 
