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THF. WILSON BULLETIN— September, 1921 



were the most abniidaiit bird in 1(3 censuses and second 

 most abundant in 4. They varied from none at all to 350 

 on one census. Tliis great number was seen July loth, 

 in Muskogee County, where they apparent!}- liad repaired 

 with all their broods to feast upon the wheat fields. 



Taking- a Roadside Census is a fascinating occupation 

 and lends fresh interest to an oft-repeated or otlierwise 

 monotonous journey. Yet to do it Avell requires consider- 

 able field experience and a fund of persistance, for it must 

 be done thoroughl}- to be of an}' value. These studies were 

 made at only one season and over i^ait of one State. It 

 would be interesting to try this method at other times of 

 the year, when results would necessarily be much less 

 uniform than in the summer, and esiiecially in other parts 

 of the country. Mucli information also as to the increase 

 and decrease of roadsi<le birds could be gatliered by i-e- 

 peating such censuses in later years. 



Tn conclusion let us give two sam])]e censuses; one over 

 prairie in central Oklahoma and the other through woods 

 in southeastern Oklahoma. 



PRAIRIE 



Kingfisher and Oklahoma Coun- 

 ties. Barrows to Oli^lahoma 

 City. 40 miles.* 

 May 30, 1920. 5:00-7:00 p. m. 

 Day's Temp. 60° -88°. Sunny 



WOODS 



Atoka County. From Atoka to 



Darwin. 23 miles. Through 



Woods. 



July 3, 1920. 8:30-12:00 M. 



Day's Temp. 76° - 99°. Sunny. 



* On May 20, 1921, from 5:00-7:30 p. m. (temperature 67-88) we 

 repeated this trip, seeing 20 species (4 of them different fioin the 

 year before) and 453 birds in all. 



