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SOME KAKK I,\I»IAXA lUKDS. 



Amos W. I'.i ii,i:k. lii(liiiii:ii)olis. Indijiiiii. 



Tho Itirds of Indi.-iii;! iii'c imt the siiiiic tlic.v wcic wiicii we were .vdiiiij;. 

 Tlu'.v .-n'c <'()ii(iiiii;ill.v (•llilll.liill.l,^ ( )t' course there iiic eertiiiii s|>eci(>s tliaf 

 reiuiiiii soiiiewliat stationary, lint for tlic must paiM there are chancres. 



1. Those tliaf aro deeroasiiifj in minihors ( water-fowl i or have entirely 

 disappeared (Paral<eet, Pigeon. Kaven. Tiirliey). 



2. Tliose tliat are increasing in innnhers (Most meadow forms, siiar- 

 rows. etc.). 



'.',. Tliose that are extendinj; tlieir I'anjje ( r.ol)oliid<. i'.acliman's Spur- 

 row, Bewick's Wren. Moelvinghird ). 

 4. Those of (a) accidental, (h) rare, or (el unusual oecin'rence : 



(a) Brunnich's Guillemot. :\Iaii-( »-\\'ar I'.ird. I'.rowii I'elican. 



(b) Snowy Owl. 



(c) Bohemian Waxwinji. Evening Gro.sbeak. 



Added to these transpiring changes is the ever recurring one of inspiring 

 interest, which we call migration. So to the student of birds there are 

 countless changes and numberless surprises in his observations from year 

 to .vear. 



A few observations of sjjecial interest are noted here in order that they 

 may be known and preserved. 



The least known part of Indiana is that neighboring r>ake Michigan. 

 < »idy in recent years have experienced observers been giving attention to 

 that area and from them we are receiving some of our most valuable rec- 

 ords of bird distribution and behavior. AVith the changes that are occurring 

 ill that region many favorite bird sites aro disappearing and with them are 

 going tlie birds. 



The proposed Dune Park, if realized, will be a factor in preserving for 

 future generations many species of birds as well as other animals and 

 also plants. 



I am indebted to Mr. H. L. Stoddard for many interesting notes from the 

 i)uue region of Indiana. Of the Eake Michigan neighborhood in Lake and 

 Porter counties, unless otherwise noted, the following records are from him : 



HORNED GREBE. Colymbus auritus Linn. Fairly common November 

 2. 1910. between Millers and Dune Park. Indiana. November 0. 1010. lit- 

 erally hundreds of Horned (and other) (Jrebes fishing off shore with Loons 

 (vQvy numerous) between Mineral Springs and 1 hiiie I'ark. Indiana. 



RING-BILLED GULL. Larus delawarensis Ord. Fairly common be- 

 tween Millers and Dune I'aik. Indiana, August 24. 1010. Very numerous 

 at Dune Park. Indiana. August :!1. 1910. 



BONAPARTE'S GULL. Larus Philadelphia (Ordi'. Seen by the hun- 

 dred on the lake (Michigan) between Millers and Dune Park. Indiana. 

 October 20. 1019. Noted also from same territory November 2. 1910. On 

 November 9. 1919. between Mineral Si>rings and Dune Park, Indiana. 

 More numerous than I ever saw them before. They sat on the lake in 

 white windrows, hundreds to a row. other hundreds fluttering over the 

 water and still others circling high in the air like hawks. 



