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BIRDS SINGING IN Til 10 NIGHT. 



P.Y 



M. L. FiSITKK. 



(Piirdiio T'liivprsity.) 



These notes were taken in tlie summer of 191S. On June lOtli. the writer 

 went to the northeast part of Monroe county near the I'.rown county line to 

 spend his summer vacation. Having forgotten liis camp-cot it was necessary 

 to sleej) on the ground for al)out a weelv. Not lieing used to sleeping on the 

 ground the humps on tlie surface were not conducive to .s()un<l slumher; 

 al.so. the deadly fear which the writer has for snakes, of which rattle- 

 snakes and copperlieads were reported to he plentiful, tended to keep him 

 sensitive to every little noise. Being so easily aroused the writer was at- 

 tracted by the bird notes which wore noticeable at all hours of the night. 

 The following are some of the observations : 

 Jinic 19th. 



The yellow-breasted chat seemed to be almost as noisy at night as in the 

 daytime, for every few minutes he would cackle in his characteristic way. 



At 10:30 and at 2 ::{0 (Daylight Saving Time) the cawing of tlie crow 

 was noted. 



In the early part of the night the whlp-i>ooi--wills were exceedingly lively, 

 but about 11 :00 o'clock their notes stopped. 

 June 20th. 



The yellow-breasted chat again made the night musical, although not so 

 frequently as on the pi-evious night. 



At various intervals the tufted titmouse and yellow-billed cuckoo added 

 to the night noises. 

 Jmie 21st. 



The yellow-billed cuckoo was noticed at 10 :l.j. 

 Jirne 22nd and 23rd. 



The whip-iX)or-wills were noisy throughout both nights, from early in the 

 evening until early morning. The writer noted that very frequently the 

 note of the whip-poor-will would be repeated more than a hundred times 

 without pausing. Very frequently the pause would be but for an instant, 

 and then it would be continued as long as previcmsly. This would 1)0 kept 

 up sometimes until several series had been sounded. 

 June 2J,th. 



This was a rainy night and no bird notes were noted. 



It was evident that a rainy night depressed the spirit of the songsters so 

 that they were comparatively quiet. 

 June 2')th. 



Whip-poor-wills were noted at 4:00 d'clock A. M. 

 June 29th. 



Whip-poor-will noted at 12:iri. Also, the barred owl. The hooting of the 

 barred owl was very interesting. He seemed to be located on a hill at some 

 distance to the loft of the writer's tent. He gave his notes of "Whoo-whoo- 



