50 THE WILSON BU LLETIN— March, 1921 



2:00 P. M. — Reports of Committees and Conclusion of Businesa. 

 Songs and Call Notes of Warblers, 



George R. Mayfield, Nashville, Tenn. 



Symposium of Bird Notes from the Nebraska Region, 



Myron H. Swenk, Lincoln, Neb. 



Notes on Birds of the Cape Fear Regitm of the North 



Carolina Coast, (Slides), 



Z. P. Metcalf, West Raleigh, N .C. 

 Seabird Colonies Along the Texas Gulf Coast. 



Motion Pictures taken by Wm. H. Finley, for the 

 National Audubon Societies. 

 Adjournment. 



CORRESPONDENCE 



Comments on Migration Records of Eastern Kansis Birds. — 

 In the Wilson Bulletin of December, 1920, Mr. P. B. Peabody, 

 Blue Rapids, Kan., seeks more light on the migration records for 

 Kansas birds; critically reviewing the list published at the Uni- 

 versity of Kansas, Department of Zoology. Being entirely unac- 

 quainted with the parties who have of late years worked over these 

 records in the University I have no disposition to defend them 

 beyond my personal knowledge of the facts. I happen to know, 

 however, that the first records had their foundation in work done 

 many years ago and that they are the result of cumulative pains- 

 taking observation and effort. 



I had the following experiences at the Port Leavenworth Mili- 

 tary Reservation and vicinity, as may be gathered from my article 

 in the September number of the Wilson Bulleton. The Whlp- 

 poorwill (Antrostomus vocifcrus vociferits) is extremely abundant, 

 and I have flushed them several times in broad daylight almost 

 from under my feet. As to the Redstart (Setophaga ruticilla) It 

 was common in pairs that were always found in the same locality 

 and no doubt nesting, my observations extending up to June 30. 



As to the Summer Tanager (Piranga ruhra rubra) it was not 

 extremely rare. My original record for Kansas of a summer resi- 

 dent pair of Louisiana Tanagers (Piranga ludoviciana) I fear will 

 knock some bird men off the Christmas tree, and may merit the 

 criticism: "This is absurd, enough." However, this pair was seen 

 several times at close range and in good light. There is no other 

 bird to my knowledge which could be mistaken for it even with 

 field observation alone. 



I do not believe that the birds care particularly about our 

 records on Ornithology and they often migrate beyond our lawful 

 ranges for them. It is possible, of course, to be mistaken in field 

 observations, but as to observations that were made under proper 



