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another, together with birds of January 3* and 20* were in very fine condi- 

 tion. All were males. January 20 I made a trip into territory not pre- 

 \aously visited during the winter for the purpose of noting tliis species and 

 found a flock of eight in the southwestern portion of Detroit, and another 

 of seven on P. C. 669, Ecorse Twp., wliile between 50 and 75 individuals 

 were seen along Baby Creek in Springwells Twp. Mr. W. C. Wood saw 

 three on Section 29, City of Wyandotte, January 27, and a flock of about 

 40 on Grosse Isle, January 31. Mr. Swales writes: " In the central portion 

 of the island a flock of 25 birds and another of about 40 wintered. They 

 sang freely on clear days. On my way to and from the city I occasionally 

 noted Meadowlarks between Trenton and Ecorse." 



17. Loxia curvirostra minor. Crossbill. — One flock of 8 in River 

 Rouge Village, December 15. Mr. Swales saw five birds in a pine tree 

 December 5 and three were adult males. Later he found two dead males 

 under the tree. 



18. Acanthis linaria. Redpoll. — I did not notice an autumn flight 

 of Redpolls in numbers and doubt if such occurred in the county. An 

 occasional flock of three or four individuals and about the same number of 

 single birds came in from Lake St. Claire and continued toward the west. 

 December 20* a flock of thirteen became established and gradually in- 

 creased to about a hundred on January 10. No further increase occurred 

 until its identity as a flock was obliterated in the numerous flocks of the 

 first northern flight, February 21. I was in River Rouge Village a part of 

 nearly every week day all winter and here, during December, an occasional 

 Redpoll was seen flying westward, apparently having crossed the Detroit 

 River from Canada. The first and only flock consisted of ten birds and 

 took possession of the village January 25. From that time all passing 

 individuals joined the flock and none were seen to leave it. February 4, 

 the flock numbered 50 and soon increased to 64. Late in the afternoon of 

 March 29 I found them very restless and noisy and gone the next morning. 

 Section 24, Monguagon Twp., marks the first turn across Grosse Isle into 

 Canada from the general migration route along Lake Erie. Here on 

 March 7 and 21 we saw numerous small flocks. Mr. Swales writes: "I 

 saw about ten December 10 and from that date three to a dozen were seen 

 almost daily until December 28, after wliich I failed to see them until early 

 February when they appeared in considerable numbers. Last seen April 

 10." 



19. Astragalinus tristis. Goldfinch. — A flock of five established itself 

 November 22 and remained unchanged until February 7 when we found it 

 had increased to twelve, and to about one hundred on the 21st. Last seen 

 March 28, after which it probably took to the woods, as April is the month 

 we find the Goldfinches among the leaf buds in the woods, especially where 

 poplar trees abound. 



20. Spinus pinus. Pine Siskin. — Noted all days afield, from Decem- 

 ber 6 to January 10*, in numbers ranging from one to five birds. Seen 

 again, and for the last time, February 21, a flock of four. Mr. Swales 

 writes: "Seen until December 28 but none after that date." 



