The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-04-29

larly sought after at this season. Possibly
the black rail also occurs. The Florida
gallinule is rare. while the coot commonly
called crow-bill duck, is common.
The woodcock and the Snipe.
Classified between the waders proper and
the shore birds come the woodcock and
the snipe. Both are here and large num-
bers of the latter are shot during this
month.
Comparatively few of these birds occur
near Bal .imore but all or nearly all, of
them are now travelling north along our
ocean front. and out of the thirty-twO spe-
cies which no doubt occur there are but
seven recorded near Baltimore These are
the greater yellowlegs. the lesser yellow
legs. both all mouth the solitary sand
piper. first recorded on the 25th; the Bar
tramean sandpiper. commonly called up
land proven on the 9Th: the spotted sand
piper. or tilt, on the Sth; the long billed
or sickle billed curlew, on the 4th, and
the kildeer. which is common all month
Bob White. or partridge, and ruffed
grouse or pheasanls. are still numerous
The wild turkey occurs in Western Mary
land and doves are in evidence.
The turkey buZzard gives us demonstra-
tons of the grace and ease Of flight though
quite ungainly on its feet. On the 18th
SNdilbH bdlltu hlNt Nde idhtI III tllt us
trct of Columbia This bird rarely comes
so far north as Maryland. The marsh
hawk sharp Skinned hawk Cooper's hawk.
red-tailed hawk. red-shouldered hawk.
broad winged hawk bald eagle. sparrow
hawk and fish hawk are here all month in
greater or less numbers. and the earliest
pigeon hawk is recorded on the 18th.
The barn owl the long cared owl. the
short cared owl. the barred owl the
screech OT1. and the great horned owl are
also here all month.
The yellow billed cuckoo. or rain crow.
has been noted as early as the 18th The
Einghsher is here all month, as is also the
hairy wOodpecker. the dOwny woOdpecker
the yellow ellieG sapsucker. the pleated
woodpecker mot quite close to the city,
the red headed woodpecker the red bellied
woOdpecker and the flicker.
The earliest record for the whirlpool
will is the 9tf. and that of the night hawk
Or bull bat. is the 2sth and the chimney
swift has been recorded all month
4 kingbird fas been noted on the LIST but
regular dates do not begin until the last of
the month The earliest date Tor the crest
ed Aycatcher is the 18th; the phoebe 5
common all month: he wood pewze is first
noted on the 18th the little green fly
catcher on the Goth and the least fycatchar
on the 18th.
The blueiay crow. fish crow cowbird.
red winged bla Abird. meadowlarE. ru5.y
nIackbird and purple grackle or crow
blackbird. are common all month The
first bobolinks arrived on the 25rh the
first orchard orioles on the same day. and
the first Baltimore orioles on he 2irh
while mixed in with the hocks Of purple
Srackes are more or less bronzed l;r1rk-
les.
The purple finch. goldfinch. vesper or
bay wing sparrow Savannah sparro"
grasshoIpCr sparrow. white-crowned spar
row (rarei white-throated sparrow. chip
ping sparrow field sparrow, junco or
snowbird song sparrow. swamp sparrow.
tOwhee. or j0wink. and cardinal redbiri
are more or less common all month.
HinslOws sparrow is first recorded on the
StE. The seaside sparrow. which is com
mon on salt water marshes was found
on the 2lst The last tree sparrow was
noted on the 18th a specimen of "Uck-
mans sparrow was taken on he -'th in
Montgomery county. the last Cox sparrow
on the sd: The first breasted gros
beak ON the 2Sth, and the first indigo
bird on the 10Th.
The scarlet tanager has moi been record
ed near Baltimore in April. but has been
noted in the District Of Columbia as early
as The 18th whore The summer tanager
has also been noted on the 18th. The Both /
however, is the earliest date for this lat
ter bird in the Baltimore faunal area.
The purple martin the barn swallow.
and the tree swallow have been recorded
as arriving in March. though usually they |
DO not put in Tn appearance until April. |
The cliff. or caves. swallow is first re-
corded on the 10Th. the bank swallow on |
{ he 18th and the rough-winged swallow |
un the 18th.
The cedar bird is here in hocks all |
month and the loggerhead shrike is scat |
tered round singly until The 18th
The black and white warbler appears on !
he 10Th 18TH at Washington. where the !
worm-cdtiug warbler has also been re- /
.Orded on the 29thj. The Parula warbler
is recorded on the z5Ih CI9th at Washing
foni; the yellow warbler has been noted .
in Somerse. county on the 9Th at Wash
ingtou on the 10th, and Baltimore on the
18th. The black throated blue warbler is
first recorded on the 18th while the myr-
lie. or yellOw-rumped warbler is here all
month. The magnolia or black and yellow