The evening times., 1900-07-28

rare, but may be fairly common. The
sanderling is the beach bird proper, and
occurs in great numbers, running down
the surf bank after each reeeding wave
The greater yellowlegs the lesser yellow
legs, and the willet are numerous around
the salt marshes, white spotted sandpip-
ers and killdeers are everywhere. The
solitary sandpiper, which prefers the VI
cinity Of woods and the Bartramian sand
piper, or upland plOyer. which breeds on
the hill country meadows, now begin to
visit the water front. Long. or sickle
billed curlew. Hudsonian curlew and Es-
kimo curlew occur though not in anything
like the number in which they were seen
in former years. The first black-billed
plOver are recorded on the 5th The
semi-palmated plOver, or ring neck, is
common, while the piping plover is
scarce. TurnstOnes or calicobacks, also
occur in numbers.
BObwhite is remarkably numerous this
year. The ruffied grouse is numerous.
Wild turkeys occur in western Maryland.
Wild pigeons have appeared as early as
the eth. They are now scarce, though
formerly abundant. Doves are now flock
ind and fairly numerous.
So-called birds OF prey should be protect
ed by farmers. Owls. for instance. are
particularly valuable as exterminators of
mice.
The turkey buzzard is common. A swal-
low-tailed kite was shot at Catonsville on
the Sd. This bird rarely comes so far
north Marsh hawks are comman and
harmless. The shaTp-shin hawk and Coop
ers hawk accipiter proper are our most
dangerous hawks as far as domestic poul-
try and game birds are concerned.
The red-tailed hawk. red-shouldered
hawk and broad-winged hawk are all Bu-
teOs, large birds commonly called chicken
hawks and killed. though their principal
food is frogs The bald eagle lives princi-
pally on fish though it will take crippieS
ducks. The little sparrow hawk lives prin-
cipally on grasshoppeers and the fish hawk
entirely on fish
The yellow-billed cuckoo or raincrow is
common and new in the height of its nest
ing duties. The black-billed cuckoo is not
nearly so common Kingfshers are scat
tered everywhere. The hairy woodpSzker
is sparingly scattered round; the little
downy woodpecker is common everywhere
The first yellow-bellied sapsuciIer near
Washington was noted on the 2Sth Ga few
remain all summer in Western Maryland)
The piIeated woodpecker is scarce and only
TO be found in heavy timber while the red
headed wookpecker is common and delights
in scattered trees and open groves The
red-beilied woodpeeker is fairly numerous
IN southern hdIliduu anu tue Hlcher Is
everywhere. The whip-poor-will and the
nighthawk or bullbat, the chimney swift
and the hummingbird are all on hand.
The kingbird or bee martin is now to be
seen in fiocks. The crested fiycatcher, the
phoebe or bridge pewee, the wood pewee.
with its plaintive notes, and the green
crested flycatcher are all here. scissor
tailed fiycatcher was once noted. The yel-
low-bellied hycatcher has arrived as early
as the Sth, the alder fiycatcher on the 9th,
and the least iycatcher on the 2Sth. The
praire horned lark once appeared in the
District of Columbia on the 11th; this was
about two months ahead of time.
The bluejay, crow, fishcrow, bobolink,
cowbird, red-winged biackbird meadow
lark, orchard oriole. Baltimore oriole. and
purple graekle are all more or less COM
mon, while stray raven may occur on our
ocean front or in the mountains
The goldfEch. yesper or bay wing spar
row, the grasshopper sparrow, the chip
ping sparrow, the fed sparrow the long
sparrow, the towhee or jowink, the eardi-
nal redbird, and the indigo bird are all
common. Henslow's sparrow is very local.
Sharp tailed and seaside sparrows are
fairly numerous on the salt marshes.
few struggling lark sparrows from the
West have been recorded between the Sth
and the 27th. A few juncos or enowbirds
occur in the mountains Of Western Mary
land. The first rose. breasted grosbeak is
recorded on the 9th, though they also
summer in the nearby mountains The blue
grosbeak is rare in southern Maryland Thx
dickeissel used to be common, but now
only occurs as a rare straggle-
The scarlet and the summer tacagers are