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birds :ir»> Kuiiiod on llicir Jouriioy l)y 

 landmarks, tho adults a<'tinR as pilots, 

 but as tho majority trjiv<>l by ni^lit, 

 tbis would n«»('(>ssit:i(<' :i UuowlodRO 

 of astronomy, uolbinn said of (lios<> 

 tbat trav(>l In clouciy w«nith<^r or ov<>r 

 a vast oxp!UiH(> of watiM*. wlillo wo 

 moot witli iiuiiKM'ous smiiil piirlics of 

 juv(Miil(>s workiuK sontliwiird wilhoiil 

 an adult nmoii^ tlHMii. 



I)(>splt(' tli(> viirious llicorlcs :uid 

 conviclioiis (MilertaliK'd by tlio OrnI 

 tlioloKi<al worlil rcKardliiR tbi> pb<' 

 noiiKMiii of bird migration, wo all bav<r 

 ii common inl('r<'^^( in llic KrciK mov<' 

 mcnl, iinil :in .i (iciallcd dlscuHslon of 

 tlu! K«^iii'rul ;inlij<'<( 1;^ iioi my Ind'n 

 tion, tboK(> who arc nol wlmllx rami! 

 lar with it, jirc r(>f<in<'(l to l,<>on .1. 

 Colo's paper In Vol. IV, No. 1, of llx' 

 Micbinan I'uUctln, biif It Im Mr. Colo's 

 socoiid coniHiunbiil Ion In No. 4 of 

 saino volunit' lli;il h:ri indni <><! nii' lo 

 tako up Mu' hubJiuM. tli<>r<! prii;i<>nl<'i|, 

 In ord«>r (o <dTa(;<> tlM» <?rrot>oouM Ini 

 prc^sslon lli:if coiisldorabb' dlttlciiUy 

 woubl aMi-nd I lie hocurlnj', of birdi 

 for tlio purporto of "Uinniwti,", and fur 

 tlMU*mc)ro to second Ills pro|»odt)on 

 that tli(! work \)o tak<!ri In Imnd by sin 

 OrnltlioloKiciil orKanlzatlon. 



TUo posslbllitlort c)f bird "taKKluK" 

 offt'rs far gri'at'M' satisfaction and 

 stirtiulatits a {<''«'!i'<''' lnt<'rost tbati tbe 

 UH'iliod c)f tracluf? tlu? migratory mov<! 

 nuMit by records of arrivals, ilepart 

 un?K, etc., wber<f s«) much dep<'nds up 

 on tbe data of individuals wltliout posi 

 tlv<; proof of lludr c«)n(p<d.«'n<:y or vm- 

 rac'lty. 'I'lie return of a tag, liow<'v<*r, 

 Is proof l)eyond <|uestion; and lience 

 of tin; bi»/,l)<'st value and lnt<;rest, 

 Voung birds, Just prior U) b'avlng tli<' 

 nest, furnlsb an :il)und;i/i< «• (>f /na 

 Kirlal, 



A rutarnncM to njy note book for tl(«f 

 Heason of 190;{ reveals a p<?rsonal ilnd 

 of 2015 eKKH and nestllnKs In Wayn<i 

 and Oakland Countb's, and tills does 



ni»t iiulude llu' (Inds of olluM' men\b<\rs 

 of the piirty. Making ovnry allow- 

 .•in<(>, I could have easily "t!\HR<>d" ono 

 Imndred n(>slllnRs of approprliile npo 

 c les, :ind :it leiisl a doz(M\ bird slu 

 d<'nts in tli<' stnt«> coijld bave d(ui(* tbe 

 sam<>. And sundy the nei«hb(U'bood 

 of tw«dve buiulred labeled birds coiild 

 Moi f:ill to produc(> Honm n^HUllH. It 

 l;i :in iici('pl<'il f:i<'1 thilt nu\ny bird! 

 r<'lurn yenrly lo ihe ;uini<' n<'!dlnit 

 site or vicinity, but what bi»c()mi's of 

 till' youiiK'^ 'rin« propos<Ml system Is 

 doubt li'ss th(' only satisfactory road 

 to ii solution of tli(> (|uestion. I'er 

 sonal obs<!rvatlon has shown coiicbis 

 Ivoly Ih.'il (ireiit niue llc>r'ons iind Keil 

 slmuldeicd ll:iwlt!< ri'tiri'd In (IiIm lo 

 cfilKy do not return lo breeil, und this 

 U- prob.'ibly the ciiMe wKli most sp<' 

 clcii. A nniJiM'Ky of (he few new pairs 

 ol Iteil ;diouldei';< Hull nested here 

 wi'i'e :.||()i jiml I'Miiiilned nnd were In 

 (lie Orst ailult pliiitiiif'c. Kor yetir^ my 

 Held work was <oiinn<'d lo (ii'c<>niieid 

 township and <?v<'ry piili' of htiwks, nnd 

 nil (he liu'Rj'r ni'sts of the various 

 ple< !>;< of limber wer<» well Known (o 

 me, ,io probably th<< pair of liroad 

 Willis Hint n«'s(e«l In ilmi lownslili) 

 were tho (jnly oiH!s (o do s<(, 'I'ltM 

 nes( was l«)cat««d by IVIr. Urndshaw 

 Hwali's, who M«»«;ured the fi'iimlci, 

 which Is now In his ccdio. ( ion MiK 

 the bird Is In tliM Inininiiire p|iimti(/.e 

 of (III* s«'<'ond y^ar, 



Hl>s spec|<»s of birds w«u'm sidect««d 

 for e:<|)c<c|ii| observation by tbe Com 

 inltie<' <ni (JeoKnipliJeal l)l«4tributlon, 

 O/i'- of tliMMn Is reMldent and non** ai'M 

 (suitable tor tbo proposeil sysliutl, 

 'riii;< Is obvious when we eontemplate 

 the vast ari?a to the woutb and tbe 

 coiiipsirative small nu»nij<?r of OrnI 

 tlndoKlsts In It; but sp'^rtsnien lnvad<! 

 every HuriUm of the eountry, and who 

 knows of a vllbiKe, no niafter bow 

 Mrnall, ttiat eannot elalui a Kunner or 

 «o. And nearly t'.vtwy farmer poM 



