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northward nii.iiratioii of several species — Brown Creepers, Winter 

 Wrens, and Fox Sparrows all left lis during the last week of March. 

 This is the first season in which I have failed to record all of these 

 in April. 



The latter part of April and most of May were unfavorable for 

 migrations, and birds that were due to arrive b.v the first of the 

 week of May were nearly all behind their schedule. It was luiusual 

 to see Hermit Thrush as late as May 14, or Yellow Palm Warbler 

 on May 4. I have never before noted the latter species after April. 



The Warblers were lUot so numerous as usual during the past 

 spring, due in pai"t to the fact that tlieir arrival was late, and con- 

 sequently the season was a. short one. The always common Myr- 

 tles and Black-polls were unusually abundant, and the generally 

 rare Bay-breasted were fairly common on these successive days, 

 May 23, 24 and 25. But some species I missed entirely, or noted 

 only one or two individuals. Warbling Yireos are heard in the 

 shade-trees of our residential streets this summer after an absence 

 of years. 



An incident that is worth putting on record, is the appearance, 

 on June 18, of the Red Crossbill. These birds are sometimes pres- 

 ent, in large flocks, during the winter, but were not here last sea- 

 son. Their presence here at this time of year is not to be looked 

 for, but their habits are very erratic, and they have been known to 

 nest far south of their usual breeding-range. 



The last spring migrants. Black-poll W^arblers, passed northward 

 the first week of June, and now in a few weeks we shall be looking 

 for the first autumn migrations, when the Tree Swallows begin to 

 flock upon our meadows about July 20. 



Morristown, N. J. R. C. Caskey. 



Squatarola squatarola in Ohio. — This species is considered 

 rare in Ohio. Wheaton reports in 1882, that Kirtland, Langdon, 

 Drury, and Freeman sjieaks of its rarity; he met with but one speci- 

 men in August. 3875. Oliver Davie took one specimen May 12, 

 LSTf), in Cohunbns. Dawson lias nothing to add to this in his 

 "Birds of Ohio" (1004). Jones in Wilson Bulletin September, 1909, 

 page 130, gives May l(i and 18, 1908. as migration dates, but does 

 not say whether any s])ecimens were taken or not. It gives me 

 great pleasure to add two records to these. On September 1, 1901, 

 1 met with two birds of this s])ecies on the Grand Reservoir, in 

 fierce, squally weather, and this was verified by the actual taking 

 of a female on Septemlier in. 1910, at the Loramie Reservoir by 

 Mr. F. A. Anthony of Loramie, Shelby County, Ohio. This last 



