54 Norman A. Wood 



The Williams Collection contains a mounted specimen taken at Grafton 

 January 2, 1918, and there is another Grafton record of December 18, 1920. 

 At Bisbee, Towner County, I saw a mounted bird taken in the Turtle 

 Mountains. The species was seen in the field only at Medora, June 14, 192 1. 



A family of five had wintered in the oak forest on the Rock Island Mili- 

 tary Reservation at Devils Lake, 1920-21, where they were frequently seen 

 by Captain Lonnevik. They were seen also as late as April, 192 1, by Mr. 

 Way at his home on the west side of Creel Bay, Devils Lake. Mr. Alfred 

 Eastgate reports that they have become more common in the eastern part 

 of the state since 191 1. It is probable that they range as far east as the 

 Red River. 



In the Museum of Zoology are eight specimens sent in the flesh from 

 Fort Totten, North Dakota, taken January and February, 1922, by F. W. 

 Triska. 



The species is considered very injurious, as it destroys eggs and young 

 birds of all kinds, including poultry. I was also told of many instances 

 where they had eaten great holes on the backs of living sheep, cattle and 

 horses. 



187. Cyanocitta cristata cristata (Linnaeus). Blue Jay. 



CotJES, 1878, p. 607 ; not seen west of Pembina, where it was very abundant 

 Specimens were taken June 2, 1873. Judd, IQ17. p. 21 ; tolerably common migrant 

 of the prairies ; nests in some numbers in the Turtle Muontains. 



On August 14, 1920, a family of five were seen at the water tank on 

 the Rock Island Military Reservation. A few are said to winter in the 

 vicinity. In 192 1 the species was first seen on May 19 near the home of 

 Mr. Way on the west side of Creel Bay. On July 13, 1921, one was seen 

 near Bottineau, my most northern and western record for the species. It 

 was quite common along the Red River at Grand Forks, July 21. 1921. A 

 specimen in the Museum of Zoology was taken Februar}^ 20, 1922, at Fort. 

 Totten by F. W. Triska. 



It is an injurious species, destroying many bird eggs and young birds. 



188. Perisoreus canadejisis canadensis (Linnaeus). Canada Jay. 



Judd, 1917, p. 21 ; rare, found both suminer and winter in Turtle Mountains. 



The species was not seen in the field. Mr. Alfred Eastgate reports tliat 

 they bred in the Turtle Mountains in 1902 and were common during the 

 winter. He also saw them at Stump Lake in Oqtober, 19 12. A mounted 

 specimen with no data is in the University of North Dakota Museum. One 

 in the Williams Collection was taken at Grafton, May 30, 1920. Mr. Henry 

 Williams told me that they came to Grafton for the first time November 

 28, 1919, and had been quite common since. 



189. Corvus corax principalis Ridgway. Northern Raven. 



Allen, 1875, p. 61 ; more or less common from the Missouri to Montana, being 

 seen almost daily. Cotjes, 1878. p. 607; occasionally observed. Hoffman, 1882. p. 

 400; but rarely seen during my stay at Fort Berthold, September, 1882. S. C. C, 

 1887, p. 414; ravens occur near Bismarck. Coues, 18Q7, p. 28; Audubon says at Fort 



