CO Wood & Frothingham, Birds of Au Sable Valley. Tyan 



mon. Some in full plumage. Iosco Co., Aug. 6, common. At Au Sable 

 Aug. 22, common ; Sept. 20, 21, common. 



55. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. — Crawford Co., Aug. 12, common ; 

 flocks seen passing overhead. Oscoda Co., Aug. 15, occasionally seen. 



56. Pocecetes gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — Crawford Co., June 

 16, frequent among jack pines and low oaks; Aug. 8, common; Aug. 13, 

 frequent ; June 30, Sept. 6, common along South Branch of Au Sable, 

 and on the main stream. Oscoda Co., June 13, Aug. 15, common ; July 

 2, 16, Sept. 13, common, breeding. Iosco Co., Sept. 20, 21, common. 



57. Zonotrichia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — Crawford 

 Co., June 16, frequent, evidently nesting in a cedar swamp ; Aug. 8, 9, 13, 

 frequent; June 30, young seen ; Sept. 6. Oscoda Co., June 13, frequent ; 

 June 14, nesting ; Aug. 7, 16, frequent ; July 2, Sept. 12, a few seen. 

 Alcona Co., Aug. 20, occasional. 



58. Spizella monticola. Tree Sparrow'. — Iosco Co., Aug. 6. In 

 flock with Juncos. 



59. Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow. — Crawford Co., June 15. 

 Aug. 13, common; June 30, July 15, Sept. 6, North Branch. I found a 

 nest in a small jack pine near the Kirtland Warbler colony (Wood). 

 Oscoda Co., June 13, Aug. 7, at Mio ; Aug. 15. common ; July 2, 16, com- 

 mon, Butler Bridge. Breeding, young seen. Alcona Co., Sept. 19, com- 

 mon. Iosco Co., Aug. 6, at Au Sable ; Sept. 20, 21, very common. 



60. Spizella pusilla. Field Sparrow. — Crawford Co., Aug. 8, com- 

 mon in jack pines ; June 17, occasional. Oscoda Co., Aug. 7, frequent, 

 at Mio. 



61. Junco hyemalis. Slate-colored Junco. — Crawford Co., July 

 10, Sept. 12, common. Oscoda Co., June 15, feeding young ; Aug. 15, 

 frequent in jack pines ; July 2, 15, common, breeding in the same locality 

 with Kirtland's Warbler (Wood) ; Sept. 13, 15. Alcona Co., Sept. 19. 

 Iosco Co., Aug. 6, in flock with Spizella monticola; Aug. 24, at Au Sable, 

 frequent ; Sept. 20, 21, common. 



62. Melospiza cinerea melodia. Song Sparrow'. — Crawford Co., June 

 16, common, shot young ; Aug. 8, 9, 13, common ; June 30, common ; seen 

 on South Branch; Sept. 6, common. Oscoda Co., June 13, common; 

 Aug. 15, frequent. July 2, Sept. 12, common. Breeding in vicinity of 

 the Kirtland Warbler colony (Wood). Alcona Co., Aug. 19, Sept. 19, 

 common. Iosco Co., Aug. 6, Au Sable; Aug. 22, Sept. 20, 21, common. 



63. Melospiza lincolnii. Lincoln's Sparrow. — Crawford Co., Sept. 

 6. I saw one a few miles east of Grayling on the edge of the Au Sable 

 River in thick brush, evidently on its way south (Wood). 



64. Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Towhee. — Crawford Co., Aug. S, 9, 

 common; Aug. 13, frequent; Sept. 6, June 30, common; breeds in same 

 locality as Kirtland's Warbler (Woodl. Oscoda Co., June 13, July 2, 15, 

 Aug. 15, Sept. 13, common. Alcona Co., Sept. 19. Iosco Co., Aug. 22, 

 Sept. 20, 22, common. 



65. Zamelodia ludoviciana. Rose-breasted Grosbeak. — Crawford 



