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Wood Pewee (Myiochanes virens). 



A common spring migrant, and a tolerably common summer 

 resident and breeder. 



Alder Flycatcher {Empidonax troilli alnorum) . 



A tolerably common migrant. I first identified it May 23, 1915. 

 It was identified by my sister in the spring of 1917. 



Least Flycatcher {Empidonax minimus). 



Reported by Mrs. George May as abundant. I have found it 

 common in the spring migration. 



Prairie Horned Lark (Ocfocoris alpcstris praticola). 



This species occurs the year around, but is not as common in 

 midwinter as in spring and summer. While cultivating corn in 

 June I have frequently found their nests. They are placed at the 

 base of a corn stalk, and are made of coarse grass leaves lined 

 with finer grass leaves. They have contained either 2, 3, 4, or 5 

 eggs. I think four or five eggs is the complete set. On June 16, 

 1914, I found a horned lark's nest, filling it with dirt before I was 

 able to stop the plow. I cleaned it out, unavoidably removing some 

 of the lining in the process, and replaced the eggs. On. June 24, 

 when I again plowed the corn. I again filled the nest with dirt, 

 and this time accidentally cracked one of the eggs in removing 

 the dirt. It was alive and well advanced in incubation. 



Magpie (Pica pica liudsonia). 



In the early days of settlement this species was found in the 

 timber along the Raccoon river. Mr. Shelt Tiberghien said that 

 he had seen them previous to. and in the 1860's, Mr. Lee stated 

 that he had seen about twelve in the county, mostly in the early 

 days, but with the last one seen in 1904. 



Bluejay (Cyanocitfa. cristata cristata). 



The blue jay is only a tolerably, common breeder and a rare 

 winter resident at Wall Lake. It is usually common in April and 

 May, a local migration apparently taking place in these months. 

 I have seen as many as ten to fifteen in one fiock at this time and 

 all flying northward. The blue jay is common both winter and 

 summer in the timber along the Raccoon river. 



Crow (Corvus hracliyrhynclios brochyrhynchos) . 



Specimen in the Smith collection. The crow is a tolerably 

 common breeder, a pair frequently nesting in a farmer's large 

 grove or in an isolated clump of trees. During severe weather in 

 winter, the crew is often absent from the vicinity of Wall Lake 

 for long periods, but after the spring thaws they are much more 

 common. I once saw a flock of about 200 flying in great circles 



