54 The Wilson Bulletix — Xo. 78. 



blowing steady all day long. The birds which were common in 

 and around the sloughs were Blaclc Tern. Blue-winged Teal, Shov- 

 eller, Lesser Scaup Duck, Bittern. Green Heron, Wilson's Phala- 

 rope, Pectoral Sandpiper, Killdeer. and less numerous here also 

 were Mallard, 3 seen, Coot, 2 or 3, Lesser Yellow-legs. 2, Baird's 

 Sandpiper, 1, along the streams Hooded INIei'ganser 14 seen on 

 the river, Green Heron, common along Skunk Creek. Spotted Sand- 

 piper common along the river. Black-crowned Night Heron, com- 

 mon. Upland Plover was common on^ the jirairies, only 2 Bob- 

 whites and 2 Prairie Chickens. Mourning Dove was common, one 

 Marsh Hawk. Yellow-billed Cuckoo common. Blaclv-billed Clickoo 

 not so common. Belted Kingfisher, one each of Hairy and Downy 

 Woodpeclver, Flicker common. Chimney Swift common in the city. 

 Kingbird and Arkansas Kingbird both common, one Traill's Fly- 

 catcher, a few^ Prairie Horned Larks and Blue Jays. Bobolinks 

 and CoAvbirds common on the prairies, Yellow-headed Blackbird 

 very common around the slouglis. Red-winged Blaclvbird, western 

 Meadowlark and Bronzed Graclile common, one Baltimore Oriole, 

 very few Grasshopper Sparrows, Song Sparrow and Dickcissel 

 common. Field Sparrow and Towhee heard. Ro?e-breasted Gros- 

 bealv common, one Lark Bunting. Pui'P^^ Martin common in the 

 city. Barn and Bank Swallows common, and Rough-winged Swal- 

 low fairly common along the river. White-i'umped Shrike fairly 

 common. Red-eyed and Warbling Yireos heard. Yellow Warbler 

 and Western Yellow-throat common. Catbird very connnon. Brown 

 Thresher and Western House Wren common, one Chickadee. Wood 

 and Wilson's Thrush lieard. Robin and Blueliird common. 



Arriax Larson. 



THE EVENING GROSBEAK AT CAMBRIDGE, OHIO. 



On February 2(1, 1911. I saw one pair feeding under the pines, 

 with the .iuncos and tree sparrows. 



After watching them for some time, they flew into the trees. 

 and I did not again see them, until April S. 



They evidently were there all the time, but I was not yet familiar 

 enough with the call note and rattling cry to follow them up. After 

 the 8th they could Iie found at any time, always very close to- 

 gether, until Ajiril 30. when the female disappeared, the male re- 

 maining until May 3. but he no longer called and was perfectly 

 silent and moody. 



T feared the cats had taken the female, and would like to know 

 if. in the flock of six, wlhich you record from Oberlin, the females 

 disappeared first. 



