CAMPUS BIRDSA List of Birds Recorded by the Wheaton OrnithologicalClub, for the O. S. U. Farm and Campus.Robert F. Griggs.The first list of Campus birds was published by the Wheaton Club in the “Agricultural Student” for March, 1898. Since that time a number of additional species have been reported and it has been thought advisable to republish the entire list, inserting the additions in their proper places. The list below contains 137 species. It is compiled from the records of the Wheaton Club, excepting those species for which Prof. J. R. Taylor is given credit. Only those species of which nests, eggs, or fledgelings have been observed are reported as breeding. The names are preceded by the A. O. U. check list number. Further additions will be published from time to time.Ord.Pygopodes.Fam.Podicipidae.Grebes.6.Podilymbus podiceps (Linn.) Pied-billed Grebe, occasional.Ord.Anseres.Fam.Anatidae.Ducks,Geese, etc.137.Anas americana Gmel. American Widgeon, Bald-pate, occasional.154.Clangula hyemalis (Linn.) Old squaw, occasional.172.Branta canadensis (Linn.) Canada Goose, regular migrant.Ord.Herodiones.Fam.Ardeidae.HeronsandBitterns.190.Botaurus lentiginosus (Montag.) American Bittern.191.Ardetta exilis (Gmel.) Least Bittern, accidental. (J. R. Taylor.)194.Ardea herodias Linn. Great Blue Heron.201.Ardea virescens Linn. Green Heron, common, breeds.Ord.Paludicolae.Fam.Rallidae.Rails,Gallinules, etc.221.Fulica Americana Gmel. Coot, occasional.Ord.Limicolae.Fam.Scolopacidae.Snipes,Sandpipers, etc.228.Philohela minor (Gmel.) American Woodcock.230.Gallinago delicata (Ord.) Wilson’s Snipe.256.Totanus solitarius (Wils.) Solitary Sandpiper, occasional.263.Actitis macularia (Linn.) Spotted Sandpiper, common.Fam.Charadriidae.Plovers.273.Ægialitis vocifera (Linn.) Killdeer, common, breeds.Ord.Gallinae.Fam.Tetraonidae.Grouse, etc.289.Colinus virginianus (Linn.) Quail, generally one or two flocks, breeds.Ord.Columbae.Fam.Columbidae.PigeonsandDoves.316.Zenaidura macroura (Linn.) Mourning dove, abundant, breeds.Ord.Raptores.Fam.Cathartidae.American Vultures.325.Cathartes aura (Linn.) Turkey Buzzard, occasional.Fam.Falconidae.Hawks.333.Accipiter cooperi (Bonap.) Cooper’s hawk, occasional.337.Buteo borealis (Gmel.) Red-tailed hawk, occasional.343.Buteo latissimus (Wils.) Broad-winged hawk.360.Falco sparverius Linn. American sparrow hawk, common, breeds.364.Pandion haliaetus carolinensis (Gmel.) American Osprey, accidental, reported by Mr. C. B. Morrey, during a spring flood.Fam.Bubonidae.Horned Owls.373.Megascops asio (Linn.) Screech Owl, common, breeds.375.Bubo virginianus (Gmel.) Great Horned Owl, occasional.Ord.Coccyges.Fam.Cuculidae.Cuckoos, etc.387.Coccyzus americanus (Linn.) Yellow-billed Cuckoo, common, breeds.388.Coccyzus erythrophthalmus (Wils.) Black-billed Cuckoo.Fam.Alcedinidae.Kingfishers.390.Ceryle alcyon (Linn.) Belted King-fisher, common, breeds.Ord.Pici.Fam.Picidae.Woodpeckers.393.Dryobates villosus (Linn.) Hairy Woodpecker, common, resident.394.Dryobates pubescens (Linn.) Downy Woodpecker, common, resident, breeds.402.Sphyrapicus varius (Linn.) Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, migrant.406.Melanerpes erythrocephalus (Linn.) Red-headed Woodpecker, common, breeds.409.Melanerpes carolinus (Linn.) Red-bellied Woodpecker, resident.412.Colaptes auratus (Linn.) Flicker, common resident, breeds.Ord.Macrochires.Fam.Caprimulgidae.Night-hawks, etc.417.Antrostomus vociferus (Wils.) Whip-poor-will.420.Chordeiles virginianus (Gmel.) Night-hawk.Fam.Micropodidae.Swifts.423.Chaetura pelagica (Linn.) Chimney Swift, common, breeds.Fam.Trochilidae.Hummingbirds.428.Trochilus colubris (Linn.) Ruby-throated Hummingbird.Ord.Passeres.Fam.Tyrannidae.Flycatchers.444.Tyrannus tyrannus (Linn.) Kingbird, common, breeds.452.Myiarchus crinitus (Linn) Crested Flycatcher.456.Sayornis phoebe (Lath.) Phoebe, common.461.Contopus virens (Linn.) Wood Pewee.466a.Empidonax traillii (Aud.) Traill’s Flycatcher, breeds.467.Empidonax minimus Baird. Least Flycatcher. (J. R. Taylor.)Fam.Alaudidae.Larks.474.Otocoris alpestris (Linn.) Shore Lark, winter visitant.474b.Otocoris alpestris praticola Hensh. Prairie Horned Lark.Fam.Corvidae.Crows, etc.477.Cyanocitta cristata (Linn.) Blue Jay, common resident, breeds.488.Corvus americanus Aud. Crow, seen at all seasons.Fam.Icteridae.Blackbirds, etc.494.Dolichonyx oryzivorus (Linn.) Bobolink, common.495.Molothrus ater (Bodd.) Cowbird, common, breeds.498.Agelaius phoeniceus (Linn.) Red-winged Blackbird.501.Sturnella magna (Linn.) Meadow Lark, common, breeds.506.Icterus spurius (Linn.) Orchard Oriole.507.Icterus galbula (Linn.) Baltimore Oriole, common, breeds.509.Scolecophagus carolinus (Müll.) Rusty Blackbird.511b.Quiscalus quiscula aeneus (Ridgw.) Bronzed Grackle, Crow Blackbird, common, breeds abundantly.Fam.Fringillidae.FinchesandSparrows.517.Carpodacus purpureus (Gmel.) Purple Finch.—.Passer domesticus (Linn.) English Sparrow, superabundant, breeds.529.Spinus tristis (Linn.) American Goldfinch, common.533.Spinus pinus (Wils.) Pine Siskin.540.Poocaetes gramineus (Gmel.) Vesper Sparrow, common, breeds.542a.Ammodramus sandwichensis savanna (Wils.) Savannah Sparrow.546.Ammodramus savannarum passerinus (Wils.) Grasshopper Sparrow, almost certainly breeds though no nest has been found.552.Chondestes grammacus (Say.) Lark Sparrow.554.Zonotrichia leucophrys (Forst.) White-crowned Sparrow.558.Zonotrichia albicollis (Gmel.) White-throated Sparrow.559.Spizella monticola (Gmel.) Tree Sparrow, common, winter resident.560.Spizella socialis (Wils.) Chipping Sparrow, common, breeds.563.Spizella pusilla (Wils.) Field Sparrow.567.Junco hyemalis (Linn.) Snow-bird, common, winter resident.581.Melospiza fasciata (Gmel.) Song Sparrow, abundant, resident, breeds.583.Melospiza lincolni (Aud.) Lincoln’s Sparrow.584.Melospiza georgiana (Lath.) Swamp Sparrow.585.Passerella iliaca (Merr.) Fox Sparrow.587.Pipilio erythropthalmus (Linn.) Towhee, common resident.593.Cardinalis cardinalis (Linn.) Cardinal, common resident, breeds.598.Passerina cyanea (Linn.) Indigo Bunting, common, breeds.604.Spiza americana (Gmel.) Dickcissel.Fam.Tanagridae.Tanagers.608.Piranga erythromelas Vieill. Scarlet Tanager.610.Piranga rubra (Linn.) Summer Tanager, May 4, 1899. (J. R. Taylor.)Fam.Hirundinidae.Swallows.611.Progne subis (Linn.) Purple Martin, common.613.Chelidon erythrogaster (Bodd.) Barn Swallow, common, breeds.617.Stelgidopteryx serripennis (Aud.) Rough-winged Swallow.Fam.Ampelidae.Waxwings.619.Ampelis cedrorum (Vieill.) Cedar-bird, Cherry-bird.Fam.Laniidae.Shrikes.622.Lanius ludovicianus Linn. Loggerhead Shrike.Fam.Vireonidae.Vireos.624.Vireo olivaceus (Linn.) Red-eyed Vireo, breeds.627.Vireo gilvus (Vieill.) Warbling Vireo, common spring migrant.628.Vireo flavifrons Vieill. Yellow-throated Vireo.629.Vireo solitarius (Wils.) Blue-headed Vireo.Fam.Mniotiltidae.Wood Warblers.636.Mniotilta varia (Linn.) Black and White Creeper, common migrant.639.Helmitherus vermivorus (Gmel.) Worm-eating Warbler.641.Helminthophila pinus (Linn.) Blue-winged Warbler.642.Helminthophila chrysoptera (Linn.) Golden-winged Warbler. (J. R. Taylor.)645.Helminthophila ruficapilla (Wils.) Nashville Warbler. (J. R. Taylor.)647.Helminthophila peregrina (Wils.) Tennessee Warbler.648.Compsothlypis americana (Linn.) Parula Warbler.650.Dendroica tigrina (Gmel.) Cape May Warbler.652.Dendroica aestiva (Gmel.) Summer Warbler, common, breeds.654.Dendroica caerulescens (Gmel.) Black-throated, Blue Warbler.655.Dendroica coronata (Linn.) Yellow-rumped Warbler, Myrtle Warbler.657.Dendroica maculosa (Gmel.) Magnolia Warbler.659.Dendroica pensylvanica (Linn.) Chestnut-sided Warbler.660.Dendroica castanea (Wils.) Bay-breasted Warbler.661.Dendroica striata (Forst.) Black-poll Warbler, common fall migrant.662.Dendroica blackburniae (Gmel.) Blackburnian Warbler.667.Dendroica virens (Gmel.) Black-throated Green Warbler.671.Dendroica vigorsii (Aud.) Pine Warbler.672.Dendroica palmarum (Gmel.) Palm Warbler.674.Seiurus aurocapillus (Linn.) Ovenbird.675.Seiurus noveboracensis (Gmel.) Water-thrush.676.Seiurus motacilla (Vieill.) Louisiana Water-thrush. (J. R. Taylor.)677.Geothlypis formosa (Wils.) Kentucky Warbler.678.Geothlypis agilis (Wils) Connecticut Warbler.681.Geothlypis trichas (Linn.) Maryland Yellow-throat.683.Icteria virens (Linn.) Yellow-breasted Chat, breeds.684.Sylvania mitrata (Gmel.) Hooded Warbler.685.Sylvania pusilla (Wils.) Wilson’s Warbler. (J. R. Taylor.)687.Setophaga ruticilla (Linn.) American Redstart, common migrant.Fam.Troglodytidae.Wrens, etc.704.Galeoscoptes carolinensis (Linn.) Cat-bird, common, breeds abundantly.705.Harporhynchus rufus (Linn.) Brown Thrasher, common, breeds.718.Thryothorus ludovicianus (Lath.) Carolina Wren, common resident, breeds.721.Troglodytes aëdon Vieill. House Wren, common, breeds.722.Troglodytes hiemalis Vieill. Winter Wren.Fam.Certhiidae.Creepers.726.Certhia familiaris americana (Bonap.) Brown Creeper, common winter visitant.Fam.Paridae.Nuthatches, etc.727.Sitta carolinensis Lath. White-breasted Nuthatch, common resident.728.Sitta canadensis Linn. Red-breasted Nuthatch, migrant.731.Parus bicolor (Linn.) Tufted Titmouse, common resident.735.Parus atricapillus (Linn.) Chicadee.Fam.Sylviidae.Kinglets, etc.748.Regulus satrapa Licht. Golden-crowned Kinglet, common.749.Regulus calendula (Linn.) Ruby-crowned Kinglet.751.Polioptila caerulea (Linn.) Blue-gray Gnatcatcher.Fam.Turdidae.Thrushes, etc.755.Turdus mustelinus Gmel. Wood Thrush, common, breeds.756.Turdus fuscescens Steph. Wilson’s Thrush, Veery.757.Turdus aliciae Baird. Gray-cheeked Thrush.758a.Turdus ustulatus swainsonii (Cab.) Olive-backed Thrush.759b.Turdus aonalaschkae pallasii (Cab.) Hermit Thrush.761.Merula migratoria (Linn.) American Robin, abundant, breeds.766.Sialia sialis (Linn.) Bluebird, common.
A List of Birds Recorded by the Wheaton OrnithologicalClub, for the O. S. U. Farm and Campus.
The first list of Campus birds was published by the Wheaton Club in the “Agricultural Student” for March, 1898. Since that time a number of additional species have been reported and it has been thought advisable to republish the entire list, inserting the additions in their proper places. The list below contains 137 species. It is compiled from the records of the Wheaton Club, excepting those species for which Prof. J. R. Taylor is given credit. Only those species of which nests, eggs, or fledgelings have been observed are reported as breeding. The names are preceded by the A. O. U. check list number. Further additions will be published from time to time.