Wood — Bird Migration at Point Pelee. 77 



October 15 — As soon as it was daylight this morning I could 

 see the flocks of blackbirds, mostly Redwings, but some flocks 

 of Bronzed Crackle, coming from the north and passing over 

 the house in an almost continuous stream. Large numbers of 

 Meadowlarks, about five hundred, singly and in flocks also, 

 passed over. Later in the morning there were large numbers 

 of hawks, one hundred Sharp-shinned, twenty Cooper's, eight 

 Red-tailed, and one Rough-legged. Later I made a trip to the 

 end of the Point where I found the kinglets common, also 

 the Hermit Thurshes, Winter Wrens, and a few flocks of 

 Bay-breasted Warblers. In the clearing below Crubb's fish 

 house there were large flocks of Meadowlarks, and I saw one 

 adult male Marsh Hawk, the only one that I observed during 

 my stay. The rest were either females or young. A flock of 

 five hundred or more Bluebirds occupied the Crubb clearing 

 and were on the ground, or on the wild, rose bushes and weed 

 stalks. At the sand spit I saw about fifty Herring Culls and 

 six Sanderling. Over all the Point there were flocks of spar- 

 rows, mostly White-throated and Field, but many Vesper and 

 Song, and some White-crowned. Near Crubb's clearing I 

 saw a Turkey Vulture soaring about over the trees, and with 

 the glass could plainly see his naked red head and neck. This 

 seems to be a rare species on the Point. To-day the Flickers 

 were very common again, and other records were secured as 

 follows : a few Jays, two A'^ellow-bellied Sapsuckers, and at 

 evening a. Nighthawk. About three hundred Crows flew up 

 and down the Point all day. A large flock of Coldfinches was 

 seen near the clearing. One Kingfisher, six Towhees, twenty 

 Winter Wrens, three Whip-poor-wills, one Black-billed 

 Cuckoo were also observed. Albert Cardner saw three Kill- 

 deers. twenty Black Ducks and one hundred Baldpates in the 

 big marsh. Juncos are common here now, and the Olive- 

 backed and FTermit Thrushes as well. 



October 16 — The bird life on the Point today was much the 

 same as yesterday. Flocks of blackbirds, Meadowlarks, 

 Bluebirds, Sharp-shinned, Cooper's, one Red-tailed, and one 

 Rough-legged Llawk were seen. Hundreds of Crows flew up 



