Vol. XXII 

 1005 



Wood & Frothingiiam, Birds of Au Sable Valley. c ? 



Oscoda Co., Aug. 15, frequent ; July 2, 15, Sept. 13. Alcona Co., Sept. 

 19. Iosco Co., Sept. 20, 21. 



90. Toxostoma rufum. Brown Thrasher. — Crawford Co., June 15, 

 young and adult seen; Aug. S, 9, 13, frequent; June 29, frequent; Sept. 

 6. Common, breeds on plains. Oscoda Co., Aug. 15, frequent ; July 2, 

 15. Alcona Co., Sept, 19. Iosco Co., Sept. 20, 21, common. 



92. Troglodytes aedon. House Wren. — Crawford Co., June 29, occa- 

 sional, near Grayling, probably breeding. Iosco Co., Aug. 6; frequent 

 at Au Sable. 



93. Olbiorchilus hiemalis. Winter Wren. — Crawford Co., Aug. 9, 

 occasional; July 1, one seen near Roscommon ; breeds in the slashings. 

 Oscoda Co., Aug. 17, frequent. 



93. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — Oscoda Co., 

 rare ; July 4, one shot ; a few probably breed ; young seen. 



94. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. — Crawford 

 Co., Aug. 10, Sept. 6, July 11, frequent, young seen ; Aug. 19, Sept. 17, 

 July 2, frequent. Alcona Co., Sept. 19. Iosco Co., Aug. 22, Sept. 20, 21, 

 frequent. 



95. Sitta canadensis. Red-breasted Nuthatch. — Oscoda Co., Sept. 

 17, one shot; July 4, one shot. Saw them in jack and Norway pines; 

 common. Iosco Co., Aug. 24, saw five or six in jack pines with Chicka- 

 dees. 



96. Parus atricapillus. Chickadee. — Crawford Co., Aug. 9, 13, com- 

 mon; July 1, Sept. 5, common in pines ; breeds, young birds seen. Os- 

 coda Co., June 14, Aug. 15, 19. Sept. 13, common ; July 2, 15. Alcona Co., 

 Sept. 19. Iosco Co., Aug. 6, 24, common at Au Sable; Aug. 22, Sept. 20, 

 2 1, common. 



97. Regulus satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Crawford Co., 

 Sept. 6, occasionally seen, probably migrating. 



98. Polioptila caerulea. Blue-gray Gnatcatcher. — Crawford Co., 

 Aug. 10, two seen. 



99. Hylocichla mustelina. Wood Thrush. — Crawford Co., Sept. 9, 

 one seen at Steven's Camp, eight miles east of Grayling. Oscoda Co., 

 July 4, 15, common. 



100. Hylocichla fuscescens. Wilson's Thrush. — Oscoda Co., July 

 6, 15, occasionally seen. 



101. Hylocichla guttata pallasii. Hermit Thrush. — Crawford Co., 

 Aug. 11, frequent; July 1, occasional on South Branch; Sept. 6, occa- 

 sional. Oscoda Co., June 14, frequent; July 11, frequently seen and 

 heard. Saw a number of thrushes on the upper waters but was unable to 

 identify them. Shot a young of this species (probably) at Butler Bridge 

 on Aug. 17. Oscoda Co. (Frothingham). 



102. Merula migratoria. American Robin. — Crawford Co., June 17, 

 July 1, 11, Aug. 9, 13, Sept. 6-12, common. Oscoda Co., June 13, July 2, 

 Aug. 7, 15, 19, at Mio, Sept. 13, common. Alcona Co., Sept. 20, Aug. 22. 

 Iosco Co., Aug. 6, Sept. 21, 22. This bird was one of the most common 

 species. 



