February. 1920] 



The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



23 



Buieo borealis. Red-tailed Hawk. Sept. 18 

 (1)?. 



Falco sparverius, American Sparrow Hawk. 

 Bred locally, but no birds were observed in migra- 

 tion along the shore. 



Buieo smainsoni, Swainson's Hawk. Sept. 2 

 (1)? Possibly a Red-shouldered Hawk, Buteo 

 Uneatus lineatus. Field description reads: "Yellow- 

 ish below; darker towards breast; little brown mark- 

 ing on under parts. 



Megascops asio. Screech Owl. Oct. 9, heard 

 hooting in the orchard close to the tower at night. 



Cocc^zus erythrophlhalmus. Black-billed Cuckoo. 

 One of these birds evidently nested near the tower 

 as it was observed carrying food over a regular 

 beat. Disappeared July 22 and none seen later. 



Ceryle alcyon, Belted Kingfisher. Aug. 17, Aug. 

 30, Oct. 3, Oct. 13. Always noted singly; never in 

 migration. 



Dryohales pubescens medianus. Downy Wood- 

 pecker. Sept. 14, Sept. 20. 



Dryohales villosus. Hairy Woodpecker. Nov. 

 2, heard his loud call in the woods a mile south of 

 the lake. Not noted on the shore. 



Colaptes auratus luieus. Northern Flicker. Sept. 

 20 (1). 



Melanerpes erythrocephalus, Red-headed Wood- 

 pecker. Aug. 26. This bird like the flicker, 

 though breeding locally close at hand, did not ap- 

 pear on the shore more than once in migration. 



Sphyrapicus varius. Yellow-bellied Sapsucker. 

 Sept. 29. On this date a young bird was noted in 

 the woods back of the ridge. Not noted on the 

 shore. 



Chordeiles virginianus. Night Hawk. Aug 21 

 (3); Aug. 24 (8); Aug. 27 (2); Aug. 31 (2); 

 Sept. 3 (1); Sept. 6 (1); Sept. 9 (1); Sept. 23 

 (I). These followed the usual westerly course. 



Chaetura pelagica. Chimney Swift. July 28 (4) ; 

 July 31 (4); Aug. 17 (15); Aug. 29 (numerous); 

 Sept. 1 (2); Sept. 2 (2); Sept. 3 (1); Sept. 4 

 (1); Sept. 5 (3); Sept. 7 (5); Sept. 9 (2); Sept. 

 17 (3); Sept. 25 (2); Sept. 27 (several). Their 

 destination was wesUvard. 



Trochilus colubris. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 

 Sept. 14 (1). Female or young. 



Tyrannus tyrannus, Kingbird. In greatest num- 

 bers about Aug. 22. Numbers thinned by Aug. 28. 

 Sept. 2 disclosed a family, and Sept. 4 a single bird. 



Myiarchus criniius. Crested Flycatcher. Sept. 14. 

 A young bird noted in the timber. Not seen on 

 the shore. 



Sayornis phoebe, Phoebe. Sept. I (family) ; 

 Sept. 2 (heard calling); Sept. 12 (2, old and 

 young); Sept. 17 (1); Sept. 26 (1); Sept. 29 

 (heard). 



Contopus virens. Wood Pewee. July 30, Aug. 

 22, Aug. 28, Sept. I (heard); Sept. 6 (heard); 

 Sept. 11 (heard); Sept. 14, 17 and 18. 



Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher. Aug. 



28(1). 



Empidonax flaviveniris. Yellow-bellied Fly- 

 catcher. Sept. 2 (2). These were noted in the 

 timber back from the shore. 



Otocoris alpestris praticola, Prairie Horned Lark. 

 Horned larks bred in the adjoining fields, but 

 migrants supposedly this species followed the shore 

 regularly in small parties throughout October and 

 November. Oct. 2 (10); Oct. 10 (numerous); 

 Oct. 26 (flock) ; Oct. 30 (flock) ; Nov. 3 (flock) ; 

 Nov. 6 (flock). 



Corvus americanus, American Crow. Bred loc- 

 ally, but no flocks passed this way in migration. 

 Sept. 23 (family) ; Sept. 29 (small party) ; Oct. 1 

 (4); Oct. 7, Oct. 17, Nov. 9 (2). 



Cyanociiia crisiata. Blue Jay. Observed back in 

 the timber, but not on the shore. 



Quiscdlus quiscula aeneus. Bronzed Crackle. 

 Bred locally. The flock of locals after gathering 

 up to about fifty strong on July 20, left and was 

 seen no more. 



Scolecophagus carolinus. Rusty Blackbird. Sept. 

 30 (flock, males and females) ; Oct. 1 (flock) ; 

 Oct. 4 (flock). 



Agelaius phoeniceus, Red-winged Blackbird. 

 July 22 (15); Sept 1 (small party, males and 

 females); Sept. 18 (12); Sept. 25 (smaU flock); 

 Oct. 4 (flock). With the exception of the July 

 flock, all the rest were migrants, like the other birds, 

 headed westward. 



Moloihrus ater, Cowbird. This bird furnished 

 surprises. Bred locally and during July the young 

 were under observation almost daily. On July 31 

 a female and two young were noted after which 

 the species disappeared entirely until Oct. 4, when 

 a whole flock of males, females and young in 

 company with Rusty Blackbirds, one morning sur- 

 rounded the tower and spent an hour before moving 

 ofl^ westward. A few more followed over the same 

 course Oct 6 and on Oct. 1 5 a male was noted. 



Icterus galbula, Baltimore Oriole. Aug. 3 (2, 

 young) ; Aug. 1 1 (male in song) ; Aug. 24, Aug. 

 30 (2); Sept. 1 (1); Sept. 2 (2). These birds 

 probably were locals. On Aug. 24 two were seen 

 to fly out over the lake a distance as though restless 

 and ready to move; and their disappearance a week 

 later followed. 



Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Bobolink. Bred locally, 

 but it was also one of the most interesting migrants. 

 July 20 ("chinking" restlessly) ; July 22 (flock of 

 fifty, only one faded male in evidence) ; Aug 6 

 (two small flocks) ; Aug 1 1 (30) ; Aug. 15 (flock) ; 



