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The route planned lay north-westward across countr}' to Chance 

 Creek, thence northward to Lake Erie, and eastward on the lake shore to 

 Lorain, making a trip of about 25 miles exclusive of the return home 

 from Lorain on the electric road. Let me say here that the ground was 

 soft and all the streams rushing torrents. 



The start at 6 A. M. gave promise of anything but a phenomenal 

 record. Before I had walked half a mile, however, it became apparent 

 that a censo-horizon would be impossible, because the birds were every- 

 where. At the end of that half-mile 16 species had been recorded, one 

 of them new for the year. At the end of the third mile there were 23 

 species recorded in my book, equalling the best previous record, and two 

 of them were arrivals. At Chance Creek the list was swelled to }^}^, with 

 five new for the }ear. The remaining seven species were records for the 

 lake shore, and five of them were new. Thus 40 species were recorded, 

 including 13 new ones for the year. 



The weather continued warm and cloudy until noon, when a t)risk 

 north-west wind chilled the air and shrouded the landscape in thick fog. 

 At 2 o'clock in the afternoon a cold, drizzling rain set in and continued 

 the rest of the day. Yet in spite of the fog and rain and the chilly wind, 

 seven species which had not previously been seen were recorded after 

 2 o'clock. Had the weather been more favorable, it seems reasonable 

 to suppose that the list for the day would have been even larger. 



It is worthy of note that during the first quarter of the trip the birds 

 were not numerous, but that the number perceptibly increased as I ap- 

 proached the lake, while in the immediate vicinity of the lake manv of 

 the species literally swarmed. All of the song birds were in full song, 

 and most of them still in companies. The Prairie Horned Larks were 

 paired, and a nest of the Barred Owl was seen. The Crows were mostly 

 in considerable companies, but a few pairs were noticed. Meadowlarks 

 were mating, but none seemed to be occupying breeding grounds. 



The list of species seen is a long one, but it is so interesting that I beg 

 to give it here. The species that were recorded for the first time are 

 indicated by a capital F, and those that were common by a capital C. 



American Herring (iull, 7. Turkey Vulture, F. i. 



Redhead, F. i. Ked-tailed Hawk, F. i. 



Shoveller, F. 14. Red-shouldered Hawk, 2. 



Canada Goose, V . r. Sparrow Hawk, 2. 



Killdeer, C. Barred Owl, F. i. • 



Ruffed Grouse, 3. Short-eared Owl, F. 2. 



Mourning Doxe, 5. ITairx' ^Voodpecker, C. 



