Rare Indiana Birds. Now 
“This specimen did not act a bit like the other two (which were very 
tame) but flew nervously from tree to tree in a small scrub pine grove, 
uttering its loud, and to me, startling call note, a rather rapidly repeated 
teck, teck, teck. Finding the exact location of the note proved confusing 
to me. I thought there were two of the birds calling till the specimen was 
shot which stopped the noise. This is the third specimen from that vicinity.” 
The first one was taken March 11, 1917. 
The second specimen was a male taken at Dune Park, Porter County, 
October 3, 1920. It acted much like the one taken March 11, 1917. It was 
found feeding on a dead scrub pine just back from the lake (Michigan) 
shore. It was very tame and paid no attention to me. The “tapping” is 
louder than that of the Sapsucker and slower than that of the Hairy or 
Dewney and unlike the others seems to work in one tree until the food 
supply is exhausted. The bird had nearly completed its moult and appeared 
in fine fresh plumage. 
November 21, 1920, the fourth specimen, a male, was taken at Mineral 
Springs, Porter County, Indiana, by Mr. Stoddard and sent to me, with the 
accompanying note: “I have heard of two others being seen four miles 
east of Mineral Springs and have noticed a number of well stripped trees. 
Removing most of the bark from one tree before going out of a neighbor- 
hood seems to be characteristic of this species. I believe there is a great 
flight of these woodpeckers this year.” 
December 8, 1920. Reports two specimens being seen and one taken in 
northern Illinois, and adds, “Further strengthening my statement of a big 
flight.” 
OLIVE-SIDED FLYCATCHER. Nuttalornis borealis (Swains.). Three 
identified at Millers, Indiana, August 16, 1919. 
YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRD.  Xanthocephalus xanthocephalus 
(Bonap.). Near Crawfordsville, Indiana, April 28, 1919, Mr. Frank C. 
Evans, Secretary Indiana Audubon Society, observed a single bird of this 
species. He was enabled to observe it for some time at close range and is 
certain of its identification. Colonies are still found breeding in lessening 
numbers in the swamp and lake region on both sides of the Illinois-Indiana 
line in Lake and the adjoining county. 
EVENING GROSBEAK. Hesperiphona vespertina verpertina (W. Coop.). 
Dune Park, Indiana, March 30, 1919. About 50 seen. April 27, 1919, sev- 
enteen seen at same station. Last of season. 
AMERICAN CROSSBILL. lLoxia curvirostra minor. One, a male, seen 
October 28, 1919, at Upland, Grant County, Indiana, feeding upon sunflower 
seeds. It was very tame and permitted close approach and afforded definite 
identification.—Mrs. Gertrude Q. Campbell. November 1, 1919, a small flock 
was seen among some spruce trees near Helmsburg, Brown County, Indiana, 
by Philip Baker. November 20th, the same observer saw eight of these 
birds in the same spruces. Each time a single bird of the next species was 
observed. One of the last was taken and preserved for verification. Flock 
reported during latter part of winter and spring of 1920 by Frank Hassel- 
man at State Game Experiment Station at Deere’s Mills, in southwestern 
