Identifier: birdsofohiocompl00daw (find matches)
Title: The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state
Year: 1903 (1900s)
Authors: Dawson, William Leon, 1873- Jones, Lynds, b. 1865
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Columbus, The Wheaton publishing co.

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rior margin of white spot to anterior angle of nostril.95 (24.1) ; from anterior angle of nostril to tip of bill .80 (20.3) ; tarsus 1.50(38.1). Female length about 16.50 (419.1). Other dimensions proportionatelysmaller. Recognition Marks.—Mallard size; black and white coloration; round whitespot at base of bill on side; bright yellow eyes. Nesting.—Does not breed in Ohio. Nest, in hollow of decayed tree orstub, lined with grass, feathers, etc. Eggs, 6-10, dull greenish or pale bluish.Av. size, 2.35 X i.yo (59.7 x 43.2). General Range.—North America, breeding from Maine and the British Pro-vinces northward; in winter south to Cuba and Mexico. Range in Ohio.—Not common migrant. Sparingly resident in winter in openstreams of southern portion. OF all wing-music, from the drowsy hum of the Ruby-throat to the start-ling whirr of the Ruffed Grouse. I know of none so thrilling sweet as the whist-ling wing-note of the Golden-eye. A pair of the birds have been frightened ? s ci2. 2 r K
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THE BARROW GOLDEN-EYE. 609 from the water, and as they rise in rapid circles to gain a view of somedistant goal, they sow the air with vibrant whistling sounds. Owing to adifference in wing-beats between male and female, the brief moment when thewings strike in unison with the effect of a single bird, is followed by an ever-changing syncopation which challenges the waiting ear to tell if it does nothear a dozen birds instead of only two. Again, in the dim twilight of earlymorning, while the birds are moving from a remote and secure lodging place,to feed in some favorite stretch of wild water, one guesses at their early industryfrom the sound of multitudinous wings above contending with the cold ether.The Golden-eye is a rather rare winter resident, but is better known asan early spring and late fall migrant. It moves north with the Mallard andthe Green-winged Teal, and frequently does not retire in the fall until drivendown by closed waters. It is found chiefly about the most retired

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