118 The Wilson Bulletin.— No. 45. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



A Day with the Birds. — Hillsboro, Ohio, August 17, 1903. — 

 Weather, forenoon, clear with a light breeze from the east; af- 

 ternoon, clear with a brisk breeze from the north. Start, 7:45 a. 

 m. Temperature 70°. Return 12 m. Temperature 85°. Start 

 in afternoon at 1:45. Temperature 85°. Return 6:00 p. m. 

 Temperature 82°. The excursion was along and near Rocky Fork 

 Creek,within a radius of two miles south of Hillsboro. Distance 

 traveled during observation, seven miles. Saw the first twenty 

 birds in the forenoon. The birds are given in the order in which 

 they were seen. Nearly every species was seen a number of times. 

 Crow, Wood Pewee, Wood Thrush, Turkey Vulture, American 

 Goldfinch, Vesper Sparrow, Grasshopper Sparrow, Green Heron, 

 Belted Kingfisher, Phoebe, Towhee, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Catbird, 

 Oven-bird (uncertain). Least Flycatcher, Flicker, Mourning Dove, 

 Brown Thrasher, Barn Swallow, Baltimore Oriole, Meadowlark, 

 Killdeer, Rusty Blackbird, Summer Tanager, Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 

 Screech Owl, Indigo Bunting, Cardinal, Swamp Sparrow, Ruby- 

 throated Hummingbird, Red-headed Woodpecker, Chimney Swift, 

 Whippoorwill, Blue Jay, Kingbird, Robin, Hairy Woodpecker, Blue- 

 bird, House Wren, Song Sparrow, Purple Martin. Species 41. 

 Verified by a friend. 



ARTHUR EDGINGTON. 

 CLARENCE A. MORROW. 



Some unusual Oberiin records. Canadian Pine Grosbeak (Pini- 

 cola enucleator leucura). On November 20 a flock of a dozen of 

 these rare birds made their appearance at Oberiin. The following 

 morning one was found feeding on the ground in a field where 

 weeds had sprung up among the wheat stubble. While the bird 

 was watched at a range of less than ten feet, it ate nothing but 

 Stick-tights (Bidens frondosa). It was no more timid than 

 a common chicken. This is the second record for Lorain county. 

 This flock is another indication of a considerable southward flight 

 of these rare northern birds. Everybody should be on the lookout 

 for these birds and the Crossbills this winter. Their unwariness 

 makes of them real friends in feathers. As specimens they should 

 not be considered a success except by the favored few. 



American Crossbill, (Loxia curvirostra minor). After an ab- 

 sence of nearly eighteen months this Crossbill has again made its 

 appearance among us. It is not yet found in any considerable 

 numbers, but it is present and seen nearly every day. Reports 

 from various places indicate that this species promises to be more 

 than unusually numerous the coming winter. 



Hooded Merganser (Lophodytes cucullatus). With the first sug- 



