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tion (1914) it was noted at the lighthouse on May 19. It was not seen 

 after August 7. 



149. Anthus rubescens. Pipit. — On May 21, 1914, a flock of about 

 twenty pipits was seen on the gravelly beach near the end of the point, 

 and on June 3, 1914, a single bird was found in the same habitat. 



150. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — On August 6, 1914, the 

 writer saw a single brown thrasher in a thicket of spruce and maple near 

 Vermilion. 



151. Troglodytes aedon aedon. House Wren. — In 1914, a few pairs of 

 house wrens were observed about Vermilion, and on July 18 a nest was 

 found in a l)irch stub. 



152. Nannus hiemalis hiemalis. Winter Wren. — The winter wren is ap- 

 parently a common resident in the dense forests at the ])ase of the point. 

 In 1912 and 1914, it was noted throughout the summer both in the swamps 

 and drier forests. The first bird noted in 1914 was seen on ]\Iay 27. 



153. Cistothorus stellaris. Short-billed Marsh Wren. — This wren is, at 

 least locally, a common nesting species in the wet marshes of the region. 

 It was first heard singing the last week in June and the first week in July, 

 1914. On July 7, more than a dozen were singing arpong the low bushes 

 and tall grass in the marshes at Vermilion. No nests were found, but the 

 birds were undoubtedly breeding, for on Jul}- 7 a female was shot which 

 contained a nearly formed egg. The birds were seen as late as August 1. 

 This is the first authentic record for the upper peninsula, although Bois' 

 says "Sometimes seen on the lowlands on the east side of Neebish Island, 

 St. Mary's River." Barrows (Michigan Bird Life, p. 679) says in regard 

 to the above record, "It seems probable that the long-billed marsh wren 

 was the species found there." 



154. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — The brown creeper is 

 not rare in the region worked, and was observed throughout the summer 

 both in 1912 and 1914. On June 5, 1914, a nest was found in a cavity be- 

 tween the bark and trunk on a dead red pine near the edge of a cedar swamp. 

 It was only about four feet from the ground and contained one egg on the 

 date given and three more on June 10. 



155. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — This bird is a common 

 summer resident. It was seen almost daily in the jack pines, pine forests, 

 cedar swamps and the spruce-balsam forests. At the end of the point, 

 flocks of migrating birds were seen on May 14 and later dates. 



156. Penthestes atricapillus atricapillus. Chickadee. — This chickadee is 

 not common in the region except during migration. The resident birds 

 seemed to prefer the cedar and tamarack swamps. On May 14, 1914, the 

 writer saw a few flocks of this species at the end of the point, and on May 

 17, large flocks containing hundreds of birds were to be seen in many places. 

 These disappeared in the succeeding two daj's, for on the twentieth only a 

 few remained on the point. On May 18, a great flock was seen to rise up- 

 ward until almost out of sight, and then fl}^ across the bay to the Canadian 

 shore. Large flocks again gathered on the point on May 27, and these dis- 

 appeared before June 3, leaving a few pairs which i)red about Vermilion. 



157. Penthestes hudsonicus hudsonicus. Hudsonian Chickadee. — This 

 bird was first noted on May 18, 1914, with the small flocks of black-capped 

 chickadees mentioned al)ove. A few were subsequently seen each day until 

 May 27, when large flocks appeared. On June 3, numbers were seen in the 



"Bulletin of the Mich. Ornith. Club, 1, 1897, No. 3-4, p. 29. 



