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55. Troglodytes aedon. — House Wren. Common. 



56. Sitta carol inensis. — White-breasted Nuthatch. Common. 



57. Penthestis aurocapillus. — Chickadee. Common. 



58. Hylocichla mustelina. — Wood Thrush. Common. 



59. Merula migratoria. — Robin. Common. 



60. Sialia sialis. — Bluebird. Several observed. 



There were several birds whose identification was not made per- 

 fectly, so I have eliminated them from the list. 



JULY HORIZONS. 



While the interest shown in the proposed work was not 

 widespread, nor participated in by many workers, the lists re- 

 ceived seem worthy of notice in print. These lists should form 

 the nucleus around which a fairly complete list of breeding 1 

 birds should finally grow. No locality is of so little importance 

 that such a list of breeding birds is not worth while. If the 

 bird population is shifting summer lists for successive years 

 will prove it. If the influence attending more complete set- 

 tlement are affecting the birds these summer lists will prove 

 it. If the regions immediately bordering trolley car lines and 

 similar evidences of the march of suburbanizing the country 

 districts are studied carefully now, and as carefully after these 

 things have been established, we shall know what effect they 

 have upon the whole bird population of these and adjacent 

 regions, and their effect upon the individual species inhabiting 

 such regions. There is every reason for bird lovers to keep 

 themselves busy during the summer months. The face of Na- 

 ture is rapidly changing. 



Morton Park, III. — Banks of the DesPlaines River. July 1, 9 to 

 11 a. m. Bank Swallow, 2; Barn Swallow, 2; Bobolink, 10; Brown 

 Thrasher, 3; Least Bittern, 1; Bluebird, 2; Crow, 2; Cedar Wax- 

 wing, 1; Catbird, 20; Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 6; Chimney Swift, 6; 

 Mourning Dove, 2; Northern Flicker, 9; Crested Flycatcher, 3; 

 Bronzed Grackle, 31; Goldfinch, 5; Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 5; 

 Pied-billed Grebe, 1; Sparrow Hawk, 2; Indigo Bunting, 4; Blue 

 Jay, 4; Belted Kingfisher, 2; Kingbird, 2; Meadowlark, 68; Orchard 

 Oriole, 1; Purple Martin, 15; Robin, 13; Song Sparrow, 10; Field 

 Sparrow, 3; Yellow Warbler, 4; Wood Pewee, 3; Hairy Woodpeck- 

 er, 1; Red-headed Woodpecker, 2. 35 species, 255 individuals. 



Mr. and Mrs. Orpheus M. Schantz. 



