476 Cooke, Wiyiter Birds of Oklahoma. Loct. 



abundant February 13, and the next day appeared a flock of not 

 less than a thousand Lapland Longspurs. Innumerable Savannah 

 Sparrows were present February 16, with the first Chestnut- 

 collared Longspurs and Le Conte's Sparrows. By February 18, the 

 latter were present in hundreds, while the Longspurs, Savannah 

 Sparrows and Horned Larks showed a decrease. The remainder 

 of the Longspurs and Horned Larks with all the Le Conte's Sparrows 

 left the night of February 19, with the Red-winged Blackbirds and 

 Savannah Sparrows showing much decrease. 



The woodland birds on February 23, showed not much change 

 from their November condition, except an increase of Field, Song, 

 and Fox Sparrows. On February 26, Robins, Red-winged Black- 

 birds, Brewer's Blackbirds and Cowbirds were common in migra- 

 tion and a flock of Sandhill Cranes went north at an immense 

 height. 



Real spring began March 5, with a maximum temperature of 

 79°, the arrival of the Purple Martin, and with a 'cloud' of Red- 

 winged Blackbirds. The bulk of Juncos and Harris's Sparrows 

 departed the night of March 9, but were replaced March 15 by large 

 flocks of Fox, Harris's, and Savannah Sparrows and Brewer Black- 

 birds. 



The least bird life since February 1 was on February 22, though 

 at this date Savannah Sparrows were very abundant, but left in the 

 next 48 hours. In the woods on March 25 Ruby-crowned Kinglets 

 and Blue-gray Gnatcatchers were common. At the end of the 

 next ten days a few Savannah and Lincoln's Sparrows were about all 

 that were left of the winter visitants. During these days there 

 occurred the principal migration of Shorebirds, Greater Yellowlegs 

 and LTpland Plover being especially abundant, while vast numbers 

 of Sandhill Cranes passed north during the day. 



I left Caddo April 8 and made no bird notes after April 4, at which 

 date the migration of warblers and of the more common summer 

 birds had scarcely begun. 



1. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. — Not rare as a mi- 

 grant, spring and fall; one September 22, 1883; most likely to be found on 

 the ' tanks ' which were so small and shallow that the birds had scant chance 

 to use their powers of diving and long distance sub-surface swimming. 



2. Anas platyrhynchos. Mallard. — One of the few ducks which 

 remained through most of the winter. It was seen September 21, being 



