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 {Accipiter velox) . 
One or two seen each summer. 
26. Cooper’s Hawk (Acdinter cooperi). 
Fairly common around the edges of the bluffs. 
27. Red-tailed Hawk {Biiteo horeaUs horealis). 
One seen August 31, 1918. 
28. Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo Uneatus lineatus). 
A few seen every summer. 
29. Sparrow Hawk {Falco sparverius sparverius) . 
Fairly common. 
30. Short-eared Owl {Asia flaminms). 
One seen in 1916; another August 30, 1917. 
31. Barred Owl (Strix vciria varia). 
Common in the bottoms. 
32. Screech Owl {Otus asio asio). 
Fairly common. 
33. Great Horned Owl {Buho virginianus virgmianus) . 
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 (Coccyzus americanus americanus) . 
Common. It sings in a very mournful manner all night long in the 
late summer. 
35. Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus crythroplitlialmus) . 
A few seen in 1918. 
36. Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon) 
Especially abundant around the shallower ponds. 
37. Hairy Woodpecker (Dt'yodates villosus villosus). 
Common. 
38. Southern Downy Woodpecker (Dryodates pud>escens puhescens). 
Common. 
39. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (SpJiyrapiciis varius vcirius) . 
One seen August 2, 1916; another August 29, 1917. 
40. PiLEATED Woodpecker (Phloeotomus pileatiis pileatus) . 
Fairly common. 
41. Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erytJirocephalus) . 
Common to abundant. 
42. Red-bellied Woodpecker (Centurus caroUnus). 
Common. 
43. Northern Flicker (Colaptes auratus luteus). 
Common. 
44. Chuck-will’s-widow (Antrostomus caroUnensis) . 
One heard July 30, 1917. My vacations have occurred usually too 
late for me to hear this bird and the Whippoorwill. 
45. Nighthawk {Chordeiles virginianus virginianus). 
Common. 
46. Chimney Swift (Chcetiira pelagica). 
Abundant. 
