1914] The Ottawa Naturalist. 99 



Cardinals and Carolina Wrens answered each other back and 

 forth in almost continuous strains to a runninsi: melodic back- 

 ground from flocks of Purple Finches and underlying all, a low, 

 sweet monotone accompaniment from the combined efforts 

 of innumerable Redpolls. It is to be hoped that the Carolina 

 Wren will re-establish itself on the Point. 



Though the Carolina Wren has gone we were delighted to 

 find the Mockingbird still doing well. We failed to either see 

 or hear them for a considerable time after our arrival, l:ut on 

 Jtme 13th one lit in the top of a red cedar in front of the camp 

 and serenaded us for several minutes. Later we found that a 

 pair had established themselves in the vicinity of a farm house 

 not far away and, as the local inhabitants are beginning to take 

 pride in having the onh' genuine wild Mockingbirds in Canada, 

 they undoubtedly had favorable conditions for raising a nestful 

 of voung-. 



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Among other interesting nestings was that of the Lark 

 Sparrow. There were at least three pairs established not far 

 from our camp, at least one of which raised a brood, as we saw 

 the fledglings just after they had left the nest. 



The Dickcissel was also observed after many years of absence 

 from Point Pelee notes. About half a dozen pairs were found 

 on the reclaimed ground at the base of the Point. They were 

 evidently breeding in the clover fields but the rank luxuriance 

 of the growth prevented our finding the nests. 



On Time 5th, two Least Bitterns got up from the edge of a 

 small pond in the marsh and crossed together to the far side, 

 where they were both, shortly after, secured by Mr. C. H. Young. 

 One proved to be a Cory's Bittern, Ixohrychus neoxemis, female. 

 In view of its apparent close association with an individual 

 of the closely allied species', from which there is even yet some 

 doubt as to its specific distinction the bird's genitalia was 

 examined with some interest. The ovaries were btit slightly 

 developed and there could be no question as to its non- 

 breeding condition. The specimen under question is a normally 

 colored individual .showing the usual albinism of the species in 

 but a single white feather on the left leg close to the joint. 



Lincoln Sparrow has been taken regularly enough at 

 Point Pelee to be classed as a regular migfant. but the great 

 number of this usually rare bird that were present on May 23rd 

 and 24th warrants soecial mention. These two days we pos- 

 itively indentified 15 and 10 specimens respectivelv and then 

 gave up scrutinizing the omnipresent Song and other ground 



