Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1914-06-26

| Many people think 1t is necessary to
necessary to tramp far afield in order
to see our birds. This is not especially
true as many can be seen about town
and many more in the cemetery. OF
course for large list of an extended
number of water birds one must go
| farther, but many are to be met with
commonly. How many people who
daily pass the court house square no.
tice the flock Of martins which is to
he seen about the tower, or later in
the day notice the nighthawks or
chimney swifts over the business part
of town? In almost any front yard in
the city one may see robins, orioles,
grosbeaks, wrens and red headed
woodpeckers and others may be heard
and seen in favored parts Of town.
The list Of birds given here has been
seen at the cemetery or along the little
which day 1 made my first trip thru
the cemetery. No description of the
birds will be attempted as they are all
excellently figured in the little book.
Reeds Bird Guide, which can be found
in the library.
| l. Pied billed grebe. Occasionally
one of these queer birds is found in
the artificial pond In the cemetery. One
was seen there almost every day dur
| ing the last half of October in 1913.
April "a. 1914, more than 100 of them
were seen in the sewer outlet and river
! behind the cemetery.
| 2. Hooded merganser C"F'ish Duck }
! ;.I &c, oil = bo
river. April "a, 1914, one was found in
| This is the only time have found it
here.
| 8. Mallard. This duck does not often
come into the cemetery but on March
IL, 1914, one male was in the little pond
behind it and eight others circled
around it but caught sight of us in
the willows and flew away.
! 4. Blue winged teal. This bird stops
commonly In the cemetery pond and
the pond behind it. I have seen 1t in
one or the other on at least twenty
| five occasions.
S. Pintail. Often flying over but
only occasionally alighting about the
little pond. 90
s. Lesser scaup or 'bluebill Next to
the blue winged teal this duck is the
one most commonly found on the arti-
fetal pond.
| Z. Ring necked duck or black Jack.
From Oct. % to 81. 1918. two of these
binds were in the, little artificial pond,
and May 1, 1914, male in full plum
age was seen there. aoi.
s. Bittern. This bird is1so'often killed
by sportsmen simply as test OF their
aim that it is rare. One was started
along the north drive Of the cemetery
April 26, 1914
| 8. Great blue heron. One can occas-
ionally be found fishing in the sewer
outlet. / have started them up there
a number Of times in the early morn
1 ing. vs,
| 10. Green heron. Our commonest
heron. One pair remained about the
cemetery last year and came back
again this year but did not stay.
II. Sora rail. A skulking little bird
which is rarely seen. One was flushed
back of the cemetery May 10, 1914, and
one was found dead along Linn creek
May II and brought to me.
-. Coot, (mud hen). This bird was
rare in 1913 but considerable numbers
were seen about the ponds this year
| 10. Wilson spipe, or jacksnipe. A pair
remained about the sewer outlet In
1913 until Nov. IS, and one or two We're
found there almost every day from
April Is to May 4. 1914.
IA. Pectoral sandpiper. pair OF
these birds fingered with the Wilson
snipe until Nov. and q number OF
them were seen from April is to May
Is 1914. in the same place.
| Is. White rumped sandpiper. One OF
the rarer sandpipers around the sewer
outlet. Two we're seen there from
May 4 to May s, 1914.
| 16. Baird's sandpiper. Another of the
rare species. One bird was found there
three days. May s. 9. and l1.1914.
II. Least sand piper. This busy little
sandpiper was abundant back of the
cemetery from May to IL.
49, Semipalmated sandpiper. Only
seen once, May s, 1914.
10. Greater yellow legs. One of my
two records of this large wader is from
the cemetery where one was found
April 90, 1918.
i 20. Yellow legs. Common about the
sewer outlet and little pond in spring
and fall.
81. Solitary sandpiper. Common dur
ing the migrations.
4 %. Spotted sandpiper. The mos
/ common sandpiper found here.
%. Killdeer. One or two can gener-
ally be found on the shore Of the little
pond during the month Of May.
u "a. Semipalmated plover. Two OF
these beautiful little shore birds cam,
to the pond May 8, 1913, .and remained
until May II.
4 25 Mourning dove. Common.
26 Sharp Skinned hawk. Twice dur
ing October, 1913, l saw this killer o
small birds perched on dead stub IL
the cemetery.
81. Red-tailed hawk. A number wer,
seen in early morning during October
and November about the cemetery
During the day they were general,
seen sailing high In the air.
20. Broad winged hawk. This rathe
stupid hawk was found number o
times during the fall Of 1913 and sprinl
Of 1914. 1t will sit in a tree and allow
@ person to come within few feet o
it and consequently more dead broad
wings are found along the river thar
most of the others together.
20. Pigeon hawk. The only bird O
this species that l ever saw in Marshal
: county was perched on wire Just bacl
OF the cemetery Sept. 81, 1918.
30. Sparrow hawk. Common at timei
during the migration. One morning
counted fifteen in and about the GENE
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