Notes on the Birds. at 
January 8, 1920, four seen north of Cutler and two more just north of 
Camden. While traveling on this day by train from Terre Haute to 
Logansport, the Crow was the bird most frequently seen from the ear 
window. A good many were seen, usually in the cornfields or meadows, 
hunting for food. There was some snow on the ground, especially between 
Terre Haute and Frankfort. 
* 119. DoLicHONYX oRYZIvoRUS (Linnwus). BOBOLINK. (494) 
A spring and fall migrant, usually rare, but sometimes seen in large 
migrating flocks. 
Monroe County: Thirty or more seen, May 6, 1882, in a meadow at north 
edge of Dunn’s woods (the present Indiana University campus), and 
again on May 8. 1886, in meadows north of Bloomington, were several in 
full song. 
Vigo County: Considerable flocks seen in the spring by Professor Blatch- 
ley and by me, usually in the meadows south of town or along the old 
canal north of the city. 
Carroll County: On May 10, 1883, I saw five or six on the old Michigan 
road near Henry Appenzeller’s, north of Burlington. These were the first 
I ever saw in the county and I am confident the species was then a new 
arrival. On May 6, 1884, several were seen near Deer Creek, and others 
near Burlington about the same time, once in a meadow on the Full- 
wider farm south of Burlington, and two or three times on my father’s 
farm. James Milton Beck tells me he has seen bobolinks in summer in the 
meadow on this farm, which would indicate that the species breeds there 
now. 
120. MonorHrus ATER ATER (Boddaert). cowsrrp. (495) 
A fairly common summer resident in all the counties. 
The Cowbird is the only species of our birds which builds no nest of its 
own but habitually lays its eggs in the nests of other birds. Among the 
species in whose nests I have found cowbird eggs I may mention the fol- 
lowing: 
Common Pewec, Fern, Putnam County, May 9, 1890, three pewee and two 
cowbird eggs: Kentucky Warbler, Kel River Falls, Owen County, June 1, 
1888, three warbler and one cowbird eggs; Wood Thrush, near the dam on 
Wild Cat Creek above Burlington, Carroll County, May 24, 1885, two thrush 
and three cowbird eggs: Oven-bird, near Burlington. May 28, 1883, three 
oven-bird and two cowbird eggs, found by Vern Beck; another by me on 
Turkey Run, Parke County, May 23, 1890, two cowbird eggs, incubation 
begun, no oven-bird eggs; and MVaryland Yellowthroat, near Bryant’s Ford. 
Parke County, one cowbird and three Maryland yellowthroat eggs, May 23, 
1890. 
Other species in whose nests I have found cowbird eggs are: Cardinal 
grosbeak, towhee, red-eyed vireo, warbling vireo, scarlet tanager, Acadian 
flycatcher, indigo bunting, worm-eating warbler, yellow warbler, American 
goldfinch, catbird, song sparrow. vesper sparrow, kingbird, 3altimore oriole, 
red-winged blackbird, and wood pewee. Definite dates besides the above 
are: 
