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the disappointing features was the almost entire absence of 

 any but the regular shore-birds. Lake Erie and the mud 

 fiats seemed to have no attraction for them. 



The birds of greatest interest, the occurrence of which is 

 worthy of special record are, first, Prothonotary Warbler, 

 twice recorded, being the first county record; Kirtland War- 

 bler, the second county record; Hooded Warbler, the third 

 ■county record, at least three individuals seen; Yellow-bellied 

 Flycatcher, the first seen in Ohio by the writer; Short-billed 

 Marsh Wren, the third county record; Brewster Warbler, 

 singing almost like the Blue- winged; and a Yellow Warbler 

 with a dusky forehead, suggesting a cross between the Yellow 

 and Northern Yellow- throat, but probably a freak, since the 

 •dark forehead, running from eye to eye, was the only Yellow- 

 throat character. It fraternized with the Yellow Warblers, 

 fed like them, acted like them. 



Taken all together, this migration season has been a capi- 

 tal illustration of the effect of weather upon the later spring 

 migrations. The weather had continued unfavorable, in the 

 main, for northward movements in the more northern regions, 

 while becoming gradually favorable south. The birds promptly 

 ipushed north as far as conditions warranted, then halted 

 ■to await a change. For the bunching of species which do 

 not regularly migrate at the same time, in a region like 

 Northern Ohio, it has never been surpassed in my experience, 

 and does not seem likely to be repeated in the near future. 

 One who could fail to improve the opportunities for bird study 

 which the.se conditions presented, must be either luke-warm 

 or else sinfully busy ! 



A DOOR-YARD LIST FROM MORTON PARK, ILL- 



BY ORPHEUS M. SCHANTZ. 



The "Door-yard List" from Denmark, Iowa, in the 

 March Bulletin, was so interesting to me that the thought 

 •came that possibly the observations of my wife and I, made 

 in our 50 by 125 foot yard during the last three years, might 

 "be of interest to others. 



We live about seven miles southwest of Chicago, in a lit- 

 tle suburb which, fifteen years ago, contained not a house, 



