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THE WILSON BULLETIN— December, 1922 
FIELD NOTES 
NOTES FROM SOUTH ALABAMA 
During the four months which I spent near Silver Hill, in South 
Alabama, I devoted my free time to the study of birds. The country is 
not thickly populated and is mostly covered with pine forests. There are 
many creeks and swamps with luxuriant vegetation. Silver Hill is about 
12 miles from the gulf of Mexico. 
The birds I found in the radius of about three miles from my home 
are: 
Bittern (Botaurus lentiginosus) . Only a pair migrating through. 
Green Heron (Biitorides viresccns virescens ) . At a creek. 
Wilson’s Snipe (Gallinago delicata) . Abundant, especially when mi- 
grating. 
Bob-white (Colinus virginianus) . Common. In flocks till end of 
April. 
Mourning Dove {Zenaidura macroura carolinensis) . Abundant. Did 
g]-eat damage in March destroying cucumber seeds aid young plants. 
(Cucumbers are raised here on a large scale.) 
Turkey Vulture {CartTiartes aura septentrionalis) . 
Black Vulture (Catharista uruhu). Both common. 
Marsh Hawk (Circus hudsonicus) . Not abundant. 
Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter velox) . 
Sparrow Hawk (Falco sparverius sparverius) . 
Pileated Woodpecker (Ceophloeus plleatus). Rare. 
Southern Hairy Woodpecker (Dryohates villosus ciuduhoni) . Not 
abundant. 
Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocepTialus) . Most com- 
mon of all woodpeckers. 
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Centurus carolinus). 
Southern Flicker (Cotaptes auratus). 
Florida Nighthawk (Chordeiles minor chapmani). Very abundant. 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird (Archilochus coluhris). Rare. 
Kingbird (Tyrannus tyrannus) . The first was seen on March 27. 
Abundant. 
Crested Flycatcher (Myiarchus crinitus) . The first came on April 16. 
Phoebe (Sayornis phoehe) . Only migrating through. 
Florida Blue Jay (Cyanocitta cristata florincola). 
Crow (Corvus hrachyrhynchos hrachyrhynchos) . Not abundant. 
Southern Meadowlark (Sturnella magna argutula). 
Orchard Oriole (Icterus spurius). Not rare in orchards. Is build- 
ing his nest in the middle of April. 
Florida Crackle (Quiscalus quiscula quiscula). In swamps. 
Chipping Sparrow (Bpizella passerina passerina). Only migrating. 
Towhee (Pipilo erythrophtalmus) . Only when migrating. 
Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis) . Frequent, especially near 
swamps and creeks. 
Purple Martin (Progne suhis suMs). Arrived in the first half of 
March. 
