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July and August, 1917, at Birchwood Beach, where the earliest 

 record for 1918 was May 9. At Warren Woods it did not 

 appear until May 15, 19 19, and later a few were seen in the 

 lower levels of the climax forest. In 1920 it was first seen 

 May 12 at Warren Dunes, where it was quite rare. 



Otocoris alpestris praticola. Prairie Horned Lark. — A rare 

 summer resident. Recorded only May 17, 1918, in the road 

 a mile south of Harbert, and May 27 near Warren Dunes. 



Cyanocitta cnstata crishita. Blue Jay. — This is a rare sum- 

 mer resident, but a common migrant along the dunes. In 19 17 

 a small flock came around the resort at Birchwood Beach Sep- 

 tember 9. In 1918 it was noted April 29 and May 10; a flock 

 of twenty was seen going north May 15; a flock of thirty and 

 several smaller flocks went in the same direction as late as 

 May 22. In 1919 at Warren Woods a few were seen May 7, 

 and May 11 a flock of thirty flew north over the trees. At 

 Warren Dunes many flocks, often up to thirty birds, were 

 seen migrating north from May 8 to May 19. 



Corvits brachyrliynchos hrach\rhynchos. Crow. — A com- 

 mon summer resident of the region. They were found on top 

 of the highest wooded dunes and in the wet, heavy woods 

 back of them. At Birchwood Beach small flocks patrolled the 

 beaches daily through July and August, 19 17, and fed on the 

 small fish cast on the shore. At Warren Woods from eight to 

 ten were almost daily seen or heard mobbing the horned owls, 

 and after ]\Iay 15, 1919, a flock of about fifty were noted 

 feeding on the ground of the pasture field or flying over the 

 trees. At W^arren Dunes, in 1920, we saw a few each day as 

 they flew about the pines and lake. 



Dolichonyx orysivorus. Bobolink.— This common migrant 

 is also a rare summer resident. A small flock was seen August 

 27 and September 8, 1917, in a small marsh just back of the 



