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STATE HORTICULTURAL SOCIETY. 



the smaller birds at] least, at that point, where the narrow strait furnishes 

 them a passage over to the north. The great lakes must also furnish food and 

 a summer home to many of the rarer water-fowl, and their open waters a 

 retreat for many others during winter. 



It is hoped that this crude paper may have the effect to stimulate thought, 

 and especially observation upon the migratory habits of our birds. 



LIST A— BIRDS RESIDENT IN MICHIGAN. 



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Black-capped chickadee. 



White-bellied nuthatch. 



Red-bellied nuthatch— shot in Ionia 

 and Montcalm. 



Brown creeper — (?). 



Horned lark. 



Great northern shrike — (?). 



Loggerhead shrike— (?). 



Cedar bird. 



Purple finch— found in July in Mont- 

 calm. 



Yellowbird. 



English sparrow. 



Crow. 



Blue jay. 



Canada jay — (?). 



Pileated woodpecker. 



Downy woodpecker. 



17. Hairy woodpecker. 

 IS. Three-toed woodpecker— plentiful at 

 Higgins' Lake. 



19. Great horned owl. 



20. Screech owl. 



21. Long-eared owl. 



22. Short-eared owl. 



23. Barred owl. 



24. Pigmy owl. 



25. Red-tailed hawk. 



26. Red-shouldered hawk— ('?). 



27. Bald eagle. 

 2S. Carolina dove. 



29. Wild turkey. 



30. Spruce partridge— northern counties. 



31. Prairie hen. 



32. Ruffed grouse. 



33. Quail. 



LIST B— BIRDS NESTING IN MICHIGAN AND WINTERING TO THE SOUTH. 



1. Robin. 



2. Wood thrush. 



3. Catbird. 



4. Brown thrush. 



5. Bluebird. 



6. Blue-gray gnatcatcher. 



7. House wren. 



8. Winter wren. 



9. Long-billed marsh wren. 



10. Yellow warbler. 



11. Black-throated green warbler — shot in 



July in Montcalm. 



12. Chestnut-sided warbler. 



13. Oven bird. 



14. Titlark or wagtail— ( ?). 



15. Maryland yellow-throat. 



16. Red start. 



17. Scarlet tanager. 



18. Barn swallow. 



19. White-bellied swallow. 



20. Eave swallow. 



21. Bank swallow. 



22. Purple martin. 



23. Red-eyed vireo. 



24. Brotherly-love vireo. 



25. Warbling vireo. 



26. Yellow-throated vireo. 



27. Solitary vireo. 



28. White-eved vireo. 



29. Grass finch. 



30. Swamp sparrow. 



31. Song sparrow. 



32. Chipping sparrow. 



33. Field sparrow. 



34. Lark finch. 



35. Black-throated bunting — a new-comer 



in our southern counties. 



36. Rose-breasted grosbeak. 



37. Indigo bird. 



38. Chew ink. 



39. Bobolink. 



40. Cowbird. 



41. Red-winged blackbird. 



42. Meadow lark. 



43. Orchard oriole. 



44. Baltimore oriole. 



45. Purple grackle. 



46. Raven. 



47. Kingbird. 



48. Great-crested flycatcher. 



49. Pewee. 



50. Wood pewee. 



51. Acadian flycatcher. 



52. Least flycatcher. 



53. Whippoorwill. 



54. Nighthawk. 



55. Chimney swift. 



56. Ruby-throat hummer. 



57. Kingfisher. 



58. Black-billed cuckoo. 



59. Yellow-billed cuckoo. 



60. Red-bellied woodpecker. 



61. Yellow-bellied woodpecker. 



62. Flicker. 



63. Duck hawk. 



64. Pigeon hawk. 



65. Sparrow hawk. 



66. Cooper's hawk. 



67. Sharp-shinned hawk. 



68. Broad-winged hawk. 



69. Marsh harrier. 



70. Fish hawk. 



71. Wild pigeon. 



72. Killdeer plover. 



