36 The Wilson Bulletin— No. 70. 



7, 1001. and September 14. 190G. In winter these birds are more 

 often found in the stream gorges and among evergreen growth than 

 elsewhere. I have met them in the cedar thickets of the sand spit 

 at all seasons in fall, winter and spring. Dnrhig the spring they 

 feed pretty largel.v upon buds of trees. 



149. Loxia currirostra minor. — Red Crossbill. 



Of decidedly irregidar occurrence. It has never been recorded in 

 the middle of the summer, but the record for May 25. 1897. and 

 May 18, 1900, give some reason for the suspicion that it may occa- 

 sionally breed hereabouts. It has not yet been seen at Cedar Point, 

 but its occurrence there is probably beyond question. 



i'tO. Loxia leucoptera. — White-winged Crossbill. 



A Hock of six was seen in n small pine woods north of Elyria on 

 .Tanuary 4. and two in the same place on January 7, 1902. Three in 

 full and one in immature plumage were found a mile west of Huron 

 on November o, 190(). These are all of my records. 



1."L Acaiitliis linaria. — Redpoll. 



My personal records follow : December 29, 1903. two near 

 P.r(jwnhelm ; February 3. 1904. probably the same two birds at 

 the same place; one on February 1. soutli of Oberlin, two flocks 

 numbering about 20 birds just north of the edge of the college cam- 

 pus in Oberlin from March 11 to IG, 1907, and small flocks ranging 

 along the beach of the sand spit during the winter of 1906-7. Pre- 

 vious to my residence in Ohio this species was reported as being 

 common in the region of Oberlin nearly every winter. The records 

 given above indicate that it has greatly decreased in numbers since. 



l."2. Astra f/alin IIS i/ristis. — Goldfinch. 



Present all the .vear. but apparently much more numerous from 

 Ma.v to October. I incline to the opinion that there is little or no 

 migration, but that the flocking of the birds in winter, and their 

 habit of living in secluded places in woods, and their spreading out 

 during the warmer part of the year are accountable for the appar- 

 ent difference in abundance noted. There is a time in late March 

 and during the most of April when it is unusual to record this spe- 

 cies unless one knows where to look for them. The.v are undergo- 

 ing the spring molt and remain in hiding. During the summer 

 they are one of the most conspicuous and omnipresent of our birds. 

 They nest along the whole length of the sand spit, except the region 

 of the summer resort grounds. I have seen them on all but the small 

 islands. On several steamer trips far out upon the lake a Gold- 

 finch has been sighted flying about in the vicinity for some part of 

 the trip. 



