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 August 25. 



Red- winged Blackbird. — Abundant Summer 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. 



Chipping Sparrow. — Common Summer Resident, May 1 

 to September 10; nests in the city. 



Vesper Sparrow. — Very common Summer Resident, April 



10 to September 25. 



White-tliroated Sparrow.— Very common Transient Vis- 

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



White-crowned Sparrow. — Abundant Transient Visitant, 

 May 2 to 23 ; Sej^tember 20 to October 4. 



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. 



Snowflake. — Irregular Winter Visitant, sometimes abun- 

 dant. 



American Crossbill. — Irregular Winter Visitant, some- 

 times abundant. 



