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THE CONDOR 
Vol. XI 
Asio flammeus. Short-eared Owl. Resident; more common in winter than in 
summer. Still more plentiful during migration. 
Glaux acadicus. Saw-whet Owl. “I have never taken it at Barr, but have 
heard it in the evening on several occasions during spring migration.” (Hersey) 
Otus asio maxwelliae. Rocky Mountain Screech Owl. Resident; common 
along all the well-wooded streams. 
Bubo virginianus pallescens. Western Horned owl. Resident; common. 
Breeds commonly on Box Elder Creek only a few miles southeast of Barr. 
Nyctea nyctea. Snowy Owl. Winter visitant; rare. 
Speotyto cunicularia hypogaea. Burrowing Owl. Summer resident; abundant. 
A few remain during the winter. 
Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher. Resident; common thruout the State, but 
rare at Barr. 
Dryobates villosus monticola. Rocky Mountain Hairy Woodpecker. Winter 
resident; not uncommon. 
Dryobates pubescens homorus. Batchelder Woodpecker. Winter resident; not 
uncommon. 
Sphyrapicus varius nuchalis. Red-naped Sapsucker. Not uncommon in 
migration. 
Melanerpes erythrocephalus. Red-headed Woodpecker. Summer resident; 
common. 
Colaptes auratus luteus. Northern Flicker. Rare. "Several that have been 
taken at Barr are referable to hybridus of authors, but nearer lute us than col- 
laris .” (Hersey) 
Colaptes cafer collaris. Red-shafted Flicker. Resident; abundant. The com- 
monest breeding woodpecker. 
Phalaenoptilus nuttallii. Poorwill. Rare; one taken May 18, 1907, is the 
only definite record. 
Chordeiles virginianus henryi. Western Nighthawk. Summer resident; 
abundant. 
Selasphorus platycercus. Broad-tailed Hummingbird. Summer resident; not 
uncommon. 
Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird. Summer resident; abundant. Breeds in 
large numbers around Barr. 
Tyrannus verticalis. Arkansas Kingbird. Summer resident; abundant. 
Breeds in large numbers at Barr. 
Tyrannus vociferans. Cassiu Kingbird. Summer resident; rare. 
Sayornis saya. Say Phoebe. Summer resident; abundant. 
Myiochanes richardsonii. Western Wood Pewee. Summer resident; common. 
Otocoris alpestris leucolaema. Pallid Horned Lark. Resident; abundant. 
One of the commonest breeding birds of the prairie. 
Pica pica hudsonia. American Magpie; Black-billed Magpie. Resident, 
abundant. 
Aphelocoma woodhousei. Woodhouse Jay. Winter visitant; rare. 
Corvus brachyrhynchos hesperis. Western Crow. Summer resident; not 
common, altho a few breed around Barr. Common during migration, occasional- 
ly in very large flocks. 
Molothrus ater. Cowbird. Summer resident; common Large numbers of 
their eggs are found in nests of the Red-winged Blackbird. 
Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus. Yellow-headed Blackbird. Summer resident; 
extremely abundant. 
