36 THE WILSON BULLETIN— March, 1921 



of badlands north of Monroe Canyon our attention was suddenly 

 arrested by a Mountain Plover standing motionitss on the bare 

 ground near our pathway. The bird harmonized so remarkably 

 well with the pallid, buff-colored soil that we congratulated our- 

 selves upon having discovered it. Doubtless depending instinct- 

 ively upon its resemblance to its surroundings for protection, the 

 bird remained absolutely motionless as we approached. Since there 

 are but a few definite records of this species for Nebraska the 

 specimen was collected. 



Red-naped Sapsucker: A specimen was collected on September 

 29, and oddly enough, from the identical tree, an old boxelder, that 

 yielded the state record specimen which was taken the year before 

 and recorded by Mr. Mickel in the September, 1920. number of The 

 Wilson Bulletin. A second individual was noted on October 4. 



Lewis Woodpecker: It has been the privilege of the writer to 

 spend from two to three weeks in camp in the Pine Ridge Region 

 of northwestern Nebraska for several years, namely, 1905, 1908, 

 1911, 1912, 1913, 1919, and 1920, with the seasons varying from June 

 15 to October 9. On all of these trips at least a part of the time has 

 been devoted to bird study, but not until the past season did he 

 succeed in finding the Lewis Woodpecker. On September 29 a fam- 

 ily of six or seven birds was observed among the pine trees at the 

 head of Monroe Canyon. While possibly a common migrant and 

 winter visitor, the Lewis Woodpecker probably does not nest as 

 commonly within the state as we have supposed. 



Clarke Nutcracker: A single specimen was noted on Octo- 

 ber 6. 



Sparrows: The sparrow migration was both a surprise and a 

 disappointment, not only because of the small number of species 

 present but because of the relative scarcity of individuals. The 

 species noted were as follows: Western Vesper Sparrow, fairly 

 common; Harris Sparrow, a single specimen seen October 3; 

 White-crowned Sparrow, one seen September 30; Gambel Sparrow, 

 the prevailing species, seen nearly every day; Western Chipping 

 Sparrow, fairly common on the pine-covered bluffs; Clay-colored 

 Sparrow, noted on four different days, one or two birds at a time — 

 a striking contrast to the great abundance of this species in the 

 same locality the preceding year in middle September; Lincoln 

 Sparrow, two individuals noted, one on the 4th and one on the 5th 

 of October. Like the sparrows Jtincos were surprisingly scarce, al- 

 though several species were noted, namely. White-winged, Slate- 

 colored, Shufeldt and Pink-sided. 



Western Tanager: A few Western Tanagers lingered until 

 October 1, which seemed to us a very late date. 



Warblers: Two interesting warblers for a locality so far to 



