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of October 25, the Red River froze over and in the early part of November 

 there were several days of storm and cold, the thermometer falling eight 

 below zero on several occasions. It is difficult to say in whit way weather 

 conditions may influence the movements of birds. The Canada Jays 

 appeared before the real cold weather began, while on the other hand a 

 number of Robins, Bluebirds, and Flickers are still here, having weathered 

 the storms and zero temperature. — 0. J. Murie, Mojreheai, Mian. 



Note on the Food of the Starling (Siumus vulgaris). — A wonderful 



Virginia Creeper (Psedera quinquefolia) covers the entire south wall of our 

 home here in Washington, the house having three stories and being of con- 

 siderable length. The vine is a splendid sight every autumn; and after 

 its scarlet leaves have fallen, there are exposed to view many hundreds 

 of its bunches of beautiful berries. On November 8, Mrs. Shufeldt called 

 my attention to a fine male Starling that had lit on one of the sprays 

 of the vine, and was greedily eating this fruit. He was timid and wild, and 

 flew away when he found us watching him from a window. A day or so 

 thereafter, eight more of these birds, chiefly females, were devouring these 

 berries, and they, too, flew away as soon as we appeared at a window close 

 to them. On the 12th of the same month, some ten females of this species 

 and two males also visited the vine, all greedily feeding on the berries, but 

 taking to flight, as had all the others, as soon as they perceived they were 

 being watched. — ■ Dr. R. W. Shufeldt, 3356, 18th St., N. W., Washington, 

 D.C. 



Harris's Sparrow in Northern Michigan. — Definite records of the 

 occurrence in Michigan of Harris's Sparrow (Zonctrichia querula) seem to 

 be scarce enough to justify my reporting observations on this species in 

 Marquette County, Michigan, this fall (1919). Sight records were as fol- 

 lows: September 26, six; September 27, one; October 2, four; October 3, 

 one; October 6, one. Of these birds, two were collected, an immature female 

 on September 26, and an immature male on October 3. 



All of these sparrows were found on land owned by the Huron Mountain 

 Club, located at Huron Mountain, Michigan. They seemed to spend their 

 time in a rather narrow strip of small trees and bushes between the fields 

 of the club farm and an open marsh, with the exception of the one recorded 

 on September 27, which was seen in open pine woods about two miles from 

 this place and not far from a river. They were never observed mingling 

 with the Juncos and other sparrows that were common in that locality. 

 I heard one Harris's Sparrow singing on the morning of October 2, a slow, 

 drawling song, suggesting to me the song of the White-crowned Sparrow. 



The identification of the two specimens collected by me was verified at 

 the Field Museum of Natural History, Chicago, by Dr. W. H. Osgood.— 

 Stephen S. Gregory, Jr., 2609 Hampden St., Chicago, III. 



American Golden-eye and White -crowned Sparrow in Northern 

 Michigan in Summer. — While about 130 species of birds have been 



