548 General Notes. [g^t^ 



Myadestes townsendi. Townsend's Solitaire. — One individual 

 seen in Gardiner Canon February 23 and 26. 



When in the Park in the summer of 1904 I saw 3 or 4 Cranes, either the 

 Sandhill {Grus mexicana) or the Little Brown {G. canadensis), in Gibbon 

 Meadow, on July 26; and Rocky Mountain Pine Grosbeaks {Pinicola enu- 

 cleator montana) were seen at the Thumb July 22, and at Upper Geyser 

 Basin July 23. Neither of these species is mentioned by Dr. Palmer. — 

 Edward R. Warren, Colorado Springs, Colo. 



Some Breeding Birds of Garrett Co., Md.^ During a residence of 

 fourteen years at Jennings, Garrett Co., Maryland I have had abundant 

 opportunities to study the birds of the vicinity. I have recorded practi- 

 cally all of the boreal species listed by Mr. G. Eifrig (Auk, 1904, pp. 234- 

 250) and have made a few observations which being supplementary to 

 his seem worthy of record. 



Astur atricapillus. Goshawk. — A pair were present all summer and 

 nested about three miles above Jennings in 1901 but were both shot by a 

 native and since the cutting away of the spruce and hemlock forest they 

 have disappeared as breeders. 



Nuttallornis borealis. Olive-sided Flycatcher. — Seen regularly in 

 spring migration but I have no positive evidence of their breeding here. 



Nannus hiemalis hiemalis. Winter Wren. — Formerly , frequent 

 and still found as a regular breeding bird in this vicinity. 



Hylocichla ustulata swainsoni. Olive-backed Thrush. — A regular 

 summer resident before the cutting of the spruce timber, but does not now 

 remain to breed in this vicinity. 



Regulus satrapa satrapa. Golden-crowned Kinglet. — Formerly a 

 regular breeder in localities thickly sprinkled with spruce timber but for 

 the past six years since the last of the spruce was cut the Kinglet does not 

 remain here to nest. — Herman Behr, Jennings, Maryland. 



Serious Loss of Bird-Life During Spring Migration. — There is 



undoubtedly a very serious loss of bird life every few years during the 

 spring migration by sudden climatic changes, yet it is only occasionally 

 that any details of unusual mortality are brought to the notice of those 

 interested in the subject. 



A severe storm of wind or rain with a sudden sharp drop in temperature 

 will, I have no doubt, kill more small species than we have any realization 

 of. 



After a storm in May, Mr. E. W. Nelson once picked up on the shore of 

 Lake Michigan forty-four recognizable specimens, including twenty-six 

 species. This covered a stretch of onty two miles. 



On May 12, 1888, when the wind blew a gale and the temperature sud- 

 denly dropped from 64° to 34°, there was a great mortaUty in bird life 

 between Chicago and Milwaukee, and probably over a much larger territory. 

 •In some localities the ground was strewn with birds, largely warblers. At 



