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about over the area and making note of the different birds (males) heard 

 singing. For each bird singing a pair is recorded. This year's observations 

 were taken on May 29 and 31, both mornings were rainy and it had rained 

 throughout the night. Twenty different species and forty-two pairs were 

 counted on the area as indicated. On this area the Meadow Lark was found 

 to be nesting in larger numbers than any other species, six pairs being re- 

 corded. The Dickcissel followed closely with five pairs, while the Red-headed 

 Woodpecker had four pairs to its credit. It is expected to continue these 

 observations over the same area from year to year. 



Another census, which is better called a survey, has been of considerable 

 interest to the writer for several years. This is a 4th of July census. However, 

 in this census no attempt has been made to count the number of individuals, 

 there simply having been made a record of the species. This census has been 

 taken over an area extending from West LaFayette to the State Soldiers' 

 Home a distance of about four miles. A tabular arrangement of the species 

 observed has not been prepared to accompany this paper, but the following 

 data maj' be given as showing the number of species observed each 4th of 

 July. 



1912, 32 species; 1913, 41 species; 1914, 36 species; 1915, 41 species; 

 1916, 23 species. 



