DUCK HAWK Group,HallNo,294
BIRDS OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 155 Pigeon Hawk (Falco coluimarius). A common migrant, occurring chiefly on ourcoasts.
*American Sparrow Hawk’ (Falco sparverius). With us it is a not common resident but abundant migrant along the coasts.
American Osprey; Fish Hawk(Pandion halietus carolinensis). A locally abundant summer resident arriving early in April and remaining until October. At certain localities along our coasts, the Fish Hawk is found nesting in colonies. Fic. 9. AMERICAN OSPREY.
Famity STRIGIDA. Barn Ow ts.
American Barn Owl (Strix pratincola). Occasionally found as far north as Massachusetts, and breeds from Long Island southward through Mexico, The Barn Owl is here a rare permanent resident. There are numerous records of its nesting, and it appears to have increased in numbers during recent years. Famity BUBONID#. Hornep OWLS, ETC.
*American Long-eared Owl (Asio wilsonianus). A rather uncommon resident.
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156 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL Short-eared Owl (Asio accipitrinus). Common during the migrations, and while a few probably breed, their is no definite record of their doing so, “Barred Owl (Syrnium varium). Next to the Screech Owl this is our commonest Owl. Its loud, sonorous hooting, whoo, whoo, whoo, too-wioo, too whoo-ah, is heard in the spring and again in late summer and is familiar to many who are not acquainted with its author.
Wit ni Fic. 10. SHorT-EARED OWL.
Great Gray Owl (Scotiaptex nebulosa). In winter to the northern border of the United States. An individual shot near Mendham, N, J., is the only one which has been recorded from near New York City (Thurber, True Democratic Banner, newspaper, Morristown, N. J., Nov. 10, 1887). *Saw-whet Owl (Crytoglaux acadica). A regular and, in some localities, a not uncommon winter resident.
Screech Owl (Megascops asio). The Screech Owl is the commonest and best known of our Owls. It is present throughout the year. (See group, second floor).
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BIRDS OF THE VICINITY OF NEW YORK CITY 159 Great Horned Owl (Bubo virginianus). A rather rare resident. This is the only one of our Owls which habitually preys upon poultry, the others feed largely on field-mice and shrews.
*Snowy Owl (\yctea nyctea). An irregular winter visitant, sometimes occurring in considerable numbers.
Hawk Owl (Surnia ulula caparoch). There is apparently but one record of its capture in this vicinity, that of a specimen shot near Bay Ridge, L. I. (Dutcher Auk, X, 1893, p. 275).
OrDER COCCYGES. Cuckoos. ETC.
Famity CUCULIDZA®. Cuckoos, Ants, ETC.
*Yellow-billed Cuckoo (Coccyzus americanus). A common summer resident, arriving about May Io and departing the last of September. (See group, third floor).
*Black-billed Cuckoo (Coccysus erythrophthalmus). A common summer resident arriving and departing at about the same time as the preceding species. Famiry ALCEDINID. KINGFISHERS *Belted Kingfisher (Ceryle alcyon). A common summer resident, arriving the latter part of March and remaining until the streams and ponds, from which it obtains its food, are frozen.
OrpDER PICI. WoopPECKERS.
Famity ALCEDINIDA®. KIncFIsHERs.
*Hairy Woodpecker (Dryobates villosus). A rather uncommon resident. *Downy Woodpecker (Dryobates pubescens medianus) next to the Flicker, the Downy is our commonest Woodpecker .
Red-cockaded Woodpecker (Dryobates borealis). Southern United States, westward to Indian Territory, and northward to Tennessee and Virginia. This bird is accidental near New York, the only record of its occurrence being based on a specimen taken at Hoboken, N. J. (Lawrence, Ann. Lyc. Nat. Hist., VIII, 1866, p. 201).
*Yellow-bellied Woodpecker (Sphyrapicus varius). A common spring and fall migrant.
Pileated Woodpecker (Ceophlaus pileatus abieticola). ‘‘Formerly whole wooded region of North America; now rare or extirpated in the more thickly settled parts of the Eastern States.” This large Woodpecker occurs near New York only as a very rare straggler; there are no recent records. [51]
160 THE AMERICAN MUSEUM JOURNAL *Red-headed Woodpecker (Melanerpes erythrocephalus). A summer resident of local distribution and a not uncommon and sometimes abundant migrant. Occasionally it is found in winter.
Red-bellied Woodpecker (Centurus caro linus). Eastern United States breeding from Florida to Virginia, and in the interior, to Ontario and Southern Dakota; occasionally strays to Massachusetts; winters from southern Ohio southward. Giraud speaks of this bird as breeding on Long Island, but it now occurs here only rarely and irregularly. *Flicker: High-hole; Clape (Colaptes auratus luteus). Our commonest Woodpecker. It is resident, but is much more common in the summer than in the winter, and is particularly numerous during its migrations in September and October.
bl mM May Fic. 11. RED-HEADED W OODPECKER.
ORDER MACROCHRIES. Goarsuckers, SWIFTS, ETC. FamMiLty CAPRIMULGIDA. Goatsuckers. *Whip-poor-will (Antrostomus vociferus). In some localities near New York City the Whip-poor-will is a common summer resident. It arrives about May 1 and leaves about Octobettr.
“Nighthawk (Chordeiles virginianus). The Nighthawk is here a more or less common local summer resident. Even in New York City, where it has been known to lay eggs on the house-top, its characteristic note, peent, peent, uttered while it is coursing for food, is not infrequently heard. It arrives early in May and migrates southward in September and October, sometimes occurring at this season in large flocks.
Fic. 12. NIGHTHAWK.
FamMity MICROPODID. Swirts.
*Chimney Swift (Chetura pelagica). An abundant summer resident, airiving the latter part of April and remaining until October. (See group, second floor).