_Number of eggs._--Clutch-size is about 6 eggs (Davie, 1898). Nests are simple structures of sticks and grasses, placed on the ground in grasses, frequently near cover of downed timber or bushes. =Saw-whet Owl=: _Aegolius acadicus acadicus_ (Gmelin).--This is a rare and local resident, in woodland. There is one breeding record (summer, 1951, Wyandotte County; Tordoff, 1956:331). =Chuck-will's-widow=: _Caprimulgus carolinensis_ Gmelin.--This is a locally common summer resident in woodland habitats in eastern Kansas. Stations of occurrence of actual breeding fall south of Wyandotte County and east of Shawnee, Greenwood, Stafford, and Sedgwick counties. _Breeding schedule._--Five records of breeding come between April 21 and May 31, with a peak perhaps in the first third of May. _Number of eggs._--Clutch-size is 2 eggs. Eggs are laid on heavy leaf-litter, usually under shrubby cover. =Whip-poor-will=: _Caprimulgus vociferus vociferus_ Wilson.--This is a local summer resident in woodland in eastern Kansas. Breeding records are available only from Doniphan, Leavenworth, and Douglas counties; there are sight records in summer from Shawnee County. _Breeding schedule._--Two records of breeding cover the period May 21 to June 20. _Number of eggs._--Clutch-size is 2 eggs. Eggs are laid on heavy leaf-litter in shrubby cover. =Poor-will=: _Phalaenoptilus nuttallii nuttallii_ (Audubon).--This is a common summer resident in western Kansas, in xeric, scrubby woodland. Breeding records are chiefly from west of Riley County, but there is one from Franklin County; specimens taken in the breeding season are available from Doniphan, Douglas, Anderson, Woodson, and Greenwood counties. _Breeding schedule._--Six records of egg-laying are from the period May 1 to June 20. _Number of eggs._--Clutch-size is 2 eggs. Eggs are laid on the ground, with or without plant cover. TABLE 12.--OCCURRENCE IN TIME OF SUMMER RESIDENT CAPRIMULGIDS AND APODIDS IN KANSAS ==================+==========================+============================ | Arrival | Departure SPECIES +----------------+---------+------------------+--------- | Range | Median | Range | Median ------------------+----------------+---------+------------------+--------- Chuck-will's-widow| Apr. 20-May 1 | Apr. 28 | Oct.-Dec. | Oct. ? Whip-poor-will | Apr. 6-Apr. 25 | Apr. 17 | Sept. 10-Oct. 11 | Sept. 21 Poor-will | Apr. 12 | ... | Sept. 20 | ... Common Nighthawk | Apr. 29-May 23 | May 15 | Sept. 13-Oct. 18 | Sept. 23 Chimney Swift | Apr. 2-Apr. 30 | Apr. 22 | Sept. 18-Oct. 30 | Oct. 4 Ruby-throated | | | | Hummingbird | Apr. 2-May 19 | May 6 | Sept. 3-Oct. 15 | Sept. 10 ------------------+----------------+---------+------------------+---------