130 THE WILSON BULLETIN— Septen.ber, 1921 



Louisiana Water-Thrush (Seiunis viotociUa). 



A rare migrant. I identified it on May 27, 1910, in the old 

 railroad gravelpit south of Lake View. 

 Mourning Warbler (Oporornis plilladelphla) . 



A rare migrant. I have seen three males, getting close enough 

 to all of them to see the black throat patch which distinguishes it 

 from the Connecticut warbler. Dates seen: May 4. 1911: May 26, 

 1913: May 23, 1915. 

 Maryland Yellow-throat (Gcuthlypis trichas trichas). 



A common regular migrant and a rare breedei-. I have found 

 the nest built in slough grass in a wet slough. First seen dates 

 range from May 6 to 19. 

 Yellow-breasted Chat (Icfcria rireiis rir<)is). 



Mrs. E. B. Hayden reported seeing one at Sac City. 

 Wilson Warbler (Wilsonia pitsiUa pusilla). 



A tolerably common and regular migi-ant. Fii-st seen dates 

 vary from May 10 to 20. 

 Canada Warbler (Wilsonia canadensis) . 



A rare migrant. Seen by my sister on the following dates: 

 May 20. 1912: May 26, 1913; May 23, 1914. 

 Redstart (Sctopfiaga ri(ticiUa). 



A common and fairly regular migrant, being absent only two 

 years out of nine. First seen dates are from May 12 to 22. 

 Pipit or Titlark (AntJnts nibesccns). 



A rare and irregular migrant. I have always observed it on 

 bare or plowed ground, and have never seen a flock of more than 

 thirty. First seen dates are from May 10 to 15. I have also seen 

 it in the fall. 

 Catbird iDitinete-Ua varolinmsis). 



A common migrant and breeder. First seen dates covering 

 twelve years vary from May 2 to 16. 

 Brown Thrasher (Toxostoma nifion). 



A common migrant and a common nesting species. First seen 

 dates vary from April 19 to May 5. 

 Western House Wren (Troglodijtcs aedon parkiiiaiii) . 



A common migrant and breeder, usually rearing two broods in 

 a season, and nearly every farmstead has its pair of wrens. First 

 seen dates range from April 9 and 25 to May 12. The April 9 date 

 is an exceptionally early record. 

 Winter Wren (Nannus hiemalis hionalis). 



Only one record. I identified one October 18, 1908. in some 

 willows along a small creek. 

 Short-billed Marsh Wren (Cistotliorns stcllaris). 



A common migrant and also a common breeder in suitable 

 sloughs. It will nest in sloughs where there is no standing water. 



