68 TiiF. W'lisox rUi.r.ii'iix — No. of). 



outskirts of Beaumaris on August 29. It was confined to the brush 

 heaps and the snake fences. 



Olbiorchilus hiemalis. — Winter "Wren. But two birds seen — one on 

 September 1, another on the 4th. This is a fairly common summer 

 resident on the island and breeds in the dense brush. 



Certhia familaris americana. — Brown Creeper. Very common 

 everywhere. 



Sitta carol iensis. — White-breasted Nuthatch. Common. 



Sitta canadensis. — Red-breasted Nuthatch. On September 1 we saw 

 one in a small birch near the cabin which was secured. No others 

 were noted. 



Parus atricapillus. — Chickadee. An abundant species everywhere. 



Hylocichia fuscescens. — Wilson's Thrush. Two birds seen, on 

 August 27 and :!(». This is a common summer bird on the island. 



Hylocichia guttata pallasii. — Hermit Thrush. On September 3rd 

 we secured one bird in the center of the island. A common breeder 

 here. 



Merula migratoria. — American Robin. On the island this was far 

 from common but we found it much more numerous on the mainland 

 near Beaumaris. 



Sialja sialis.— Bluebird. On August 29, on quite an extended trip 

 on the mainland back of Beaumaris, we found this present in some 

 numbers in all cleared land. Five were seen August 31. 



Detroit, Mich. 



TWO ALL-DAY RECORDS IN NORTHERN OHIO. 



BY LVXnS JOXES. 



There are migrations and migrations of the birds in ALiv. 

 and the migrations which appeal most to the most ardent 

 among us are those which certain conditions of weather make 

 conspicuous by reason of the great abundance of bird Hfe t n 

 one or more days. As far as northern Ohio is concerned the 

 experiences of miore than ten years in the study of tlic mi- 

 grations make it possible to formulate certain laws wiiich gov- 

 ern the movements of the birds northward across that region. 

 These laws are not new, ncr arc they laws which ha\e not 

 been announced already, but they arc of sufficient inport-mcc 

 to bear repetition. 



Considered purely from the standpoint of migration, warm 

 weather accompanied by clear or fair skies during the night 



