110 THE WILSON BULLETIN— June, 1921 



" History of Bird-Study Organizations in Nebraska." At the con- 

 clusion of Dr. Wolcott's remarks the two societies adjourned, at 

 9:30 p. m. 



On Saturday, May 14, the nineteenth annual field day of the 

 N. O. U. was held in conjunction with the members of the Ne- 

 braska Audubon Society. There were two principal field parties, 

 the first entering the Fontenelle Forest along the Missouri River, 

 south of Omaha, at 7:00 a. m., and the second an hour later. 

 About seventy-five persons participated in the field day, the various 

 parties meeting at noon for a picnic lunch, the out-of-town people 

 as the guests of the Nebraska Audubon Society. The total list of 

 the day included eighty-seven birds, as follows: 



Bluebird, Robin, Olive-backed Thrush, Gray-cheeked Thrush, 

 Wood Thrush, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Ruby-ci'owned Kinglet, Long- 

 tailed Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Brown Creeper, Long- 

 billed Marsh Wren, Short-billed Marsh Wren, Western House Wren, 

 Brown Thrasher, Catbird. Redstart, Yellow-breasted Chat, Mary- 

 land Yellow-throat, Kentucky Warbler, Louisiana Water-Thrush, 

 Grinnell Water-Thrush, Oven-bird, Cerulean Warbler, Myrtle Warb- 

 ler, Yellow Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned Warbler, 

 Black and White Warbler, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, 

 Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed "Vireo, Bank Swallow, Tree Swallow, 

 Barn Swallow, Purple Martin, Scarlet Tanger, Dickcissel, Indigo 

 Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cardinal, Towhee, Swamp Spar- 

 row, Lincoln Sparrow, Song Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Clay-colored 

 Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, White-throated Sparrow, Harris Spar- 

 row, Western Grasshopper Sparrow, Goldfinch, Bronzed Grackle, 

 Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole, Western Meadowlark, Red- 

 winged Blackbird, Cowbird, Crow, Blue Jay, Least Flycatcher, 

 Traill Flycatcher, Wood Pewee, Phcebe, Crested Flycatcher, King- 

 bird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Chimney Swift, Yellow-shafted 

 Flicker, Red-headed Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, North- 

 ern Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Belted Kingfisher, 

 Yellow-billed Cuckoo, Broad-winged Hawk, Turkey Vulture, West- 

 ern Mourning Dove, Spotted Sandpiper, Greater Yellow-legs, Sora, 

 King Rail, Black-crowned Night Heron, Green Heron, Great Blue 

 Heron, Blue-winged Teal and Black Tern. 



Compared with the list made in exactly the same locality al- 

 most exactly three years previously, we find that twenty-one birds, 

 namely the Brown Creeper, Long-billed and Short-billed Marsh 

 Wrens, Kentucky Warbler, Bank Swallow, Purple Martin. Swamp 

 and Western Grasshopper Sparrows, Least Flycatcher, Wood Pee- 

 wee. Hairy Woodpecker, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker, Chimney Swift, 

 Turkey Vulture. Spotted Sandpiper, Greater Yellow-legs, Sora, King 

 Rail, Green Heron, Black-crowned Night Heron and Black Tern, 

 were noted in 1921, but not in 1918: but that in 1921 fourteen 

 birds, namely the Carolina Wren, Black-poll. Palm. Golden-winged 



