68 BIRDS OBSERVED AT OBERLIN, O. 



Whip-poor-will. — Common Summer Resident, along 

 streams only, May to September. 



Chimney Swift. — Abundant Summer Resident, in towns; 

 April 15 to October 10. 



Ruby-throated Hummingbird. — Not common Summer 

 Resident, May 10 to September 10. 



Kingbird, — Common Summer Resident, April 27 to Au- 

 gust 10. 



Crested Flycatcher. — Common Summer Resident, April 28 

 to October 1. 



Phoebe. — Common Summer Resident; late March to Octo- 

 ber. 



Least Flycatcher, — Common Transient Visitant in spring, 

 April 27 to May 22. 



Wood Pewee. — Abundant Summer Resident, May 1 to 

 September 12, 



Prairie Horned Lark. — Common Permanent Resident. 

 On December 18, 1897, I found both alpestris and 

 praticola in a flock of some one hundred and twenty- 

 five. 



Crow, — Common Summer Resident; late February to No- 

 vember ; rare in winter. 



Blue Jay. — Common Permanent Resident, 



Baltimore Oriole. — Comtaon Summer Resident, April 25 to 

 September 1. 



Orchard Oriole, — Rare Summer Resident, 



Red-w4nged Blackbird, — Common Summer Resident, 

 March 10 to November. 



Bronzed Grackle. — Abundant Summer Resident, March to 

 November ; rare in winter. 



Bobolink. — Abundant Summer Resident, April 23 to Sep- 

 tember 15. 



MeadoAvlark, — Abundant Summer Resident, March to No- 

 vember ; rare in winter, 



Cowbird. — Abundant Summer Resident, late March to 

 October. 



Song Sparrow. — Abundant Summer Resident, March to 

 November ; rare in winter. 



Swamp Sparrow. — Rare Summer Resident, late April. 



