74 BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR MILWAUKEE, WIS. 



Crow. — Permanent Resident, 



Blue Jay. — Common Permanent Resident; nests in the 



city. 

 Baltimore Oriole. — Not numerous Summer Resident, May 



9 to Aug-ust 25. 



Red-winged Blackbird. — Abundant Sunnner Resident, 

 March 17 to November 1. 



Bronzed Grackle. — Abundant Summer Resident, March 20 

 to October 26 ; nests in the city. 



Bobolink. — Common Summer Resident, May 9 to Septem- 

 ber 1 : not half so abundant as fifteen years ago. 



Cowbird. — Very numerous Summer Resident, April 8 to 

 September 15. 



Meadowlark. — Common Summer Resident, March 17 to 

 October 31. 



Song Sparrow. — Common Summer Resident. March 17 to 

 October 10 ; rare near the city. 



Field Sparrow. — Rare Summer Resident. April 21 to Sep- 

 tember 20. 



Chipi^ing Sparrow. — Common Summer Resident, Ma}^ 1 

 to September 10 ; nests in the city. 



Vesper Sparrow. — Very common Summer Resident, April 



10 to September 25. 



White-throated Sparrow.— Ver^' common Transient Vis- 

 itant, April 28 to May 20 ; September 20 to October 22. 



White-crowned Sparrow. — Abundant Transient Visitant, 

 May 2 to 23 ; September 20 to October 1. 



Fox Sparrow. — Irregular Transient Visitant, April 4 to 

 April 18 ; October 25 to November 2. 



Junco. — October 1 to April 10; breeds about 70 miles north 

 of city. 



Tree Sparrow. — November 1 to March 20; breeds farther 

 north. 



Redpoll. — Irregular Winter Visitant, occasionally abun- 

 dant. 



Snowfiake.— Irregular Winter A^isitant, sometimes abun- 

 dant. 



American Crossbill.— Irregular Winter Visitant, some- 

 times abundant. 



