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Accipiter velox. Sharp-shinned Hawk.— Rare. On May 7th, 1892 I found a 
nest of this hawk placed forty feet up among some vines in a chestnut sapling. 
The nest contained but one egg on this date and two weeks later, May 2/t-h, I col¬ 
lected the complete laying which was a small set of two eggs. 
Accipiter cooperi. Cooper’s Hawk.— Abundant. Found usually in the up¬ 
land timber, preferably the neglected tracts where abounds an abundance of un¬ 
der-growth. Eggs three to five, usually four. The nesting date extends through¬ 
out the months of May and June. Fresh eggs can be found up to June 10th. 
The nesting of this hawk is often interupted by the Crow and the Squirrel, as I 
have, on several occasions, found shells which bore unmistakable evidence of being 
emptied by these egg eaters. 
Buteo borealis. Red-taii.ed Hawk. —Abundant. Found nesting in all the 
large timber tracts, frequently in the smaller woods, and occasionally a nest is 
placed in an isolated tree. Two and three is the number of eggs laid, two predom¬ 
inating. 
From March 25th to April 25th is the regular nesting period. However, I have 
found one or two sets before and after these dates. 
NOTE.— The Bai.d Eagle (Haliaetus leucocephalus) is an irregular summer visi¬ 
tor, straggling from other localities. They are met with mainly in the southern part, 
along Dunkard Creek, during July and August. 
Falco sparvsrius. American Sparrow Hawic.— A common species on the 
outskirts of woods, in deadened timber and along the streams. Three, four and 
five eggs are laid. 
Syrnium nebulosum. Barred Owl. —An uncommon species. No record of its 
breeding 
Megascops asio. Screech Owi..— Abundant. Nests in hollow trees during 
April. Four is the largest number of eggs recorded by me. During the winter 
months I found this owl very common in Waynesburg. 
Bubo Virginia tins. Great Horned Owr..—Common in the deeper forests, nest¬ 
ing usually in natural cavities in trees. Two broods were found in old Hawks’ nests. 
Two and three eggs are laid. Two predominating. Full sets of fresh eggs are 
found from the first of February to the fifteenth of March. 
Coccyzus americanus. Yellow-billed Cuckoo.— Common alike in the Held 
and woodland, nesting in scrubby trees in the woods, and orchard trees and 
stunted bushes in the field. Eggs two to four. June 10th. to August 15th. 
Coccyzus erythrophthalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo.—L ess common than 
the last named species and is decidedly partial to remote shady nooks and forest 
land. Two and three eggs compose the usual set. An exceptional case was five 
fresh eggs taken, together with the nest from an apple tree in an old orchard. 
I have observed that incubation in sets of this species is more nearly regular 
than in those of Coccyzus americanus. Nesting period same as the Yellow-billed. 
Ceryle alcyon. Belted Kingfisher.— Common along the streams. Eggs five 
to seven, usually the latter number, laid on the damp sand or a pile of fish bones 
and remains of crawfish at extremity of burrow about four feet deep. 1 have found 
nests containing fresh eggs from the 5th. to last of May. 
Dryobates villosus. Hairy Woodpecker.—A common but shy species. I 
have found nests containing three and four young, but my records are so meager 
the number of eggs laid by this species in' this locality cannot be given. 
Dryobates pnbescens. Downy Woodpecker.— Abundant species, resorting to 
orchards and the outskirts of woodland. Four to six eggs are laid. Excavation 
usually in a dead branch. 
Ceophloeus pileatus. Pii.eated Woodpecker. -Formerly a common but now 
