oO IsELY, Binh of Sedgwick Co., Kansas. LJan. 



Every May for three years I have noted a nest in a mock orange bush 

 in a neighbor's yard. In May, 1910, I noted a nest in a mulberry tree, 

 on Fairmount Hill, about 10 feet above the ground. 



20. Thryothorus ludovicianus. Carolina Wren. — Noted one 

 bird Feb. 13, 1910, loudly singing in a brush pile by Chisolm Creek in 

 McKinley Park. On March 19 and on April 7, I noted a pair in the same 

 place. On April 16 I noted a pair in a plum thicket along the Little 

 Arkansas River near Riverside Park. Several were seen in Riverside 

 Park in March, 1908 



21. Penthestes atricapillus. Chickadee. — Numerous in woods 

 along rivers. Around Fairmount I occasionally saw Chickadees but 

 never in flocks. One nest was noted in a cottonwood stub near the Arkan- 

 sas River, south of the city, April 18. I first noted the spring song in 1910, 

 about Feb. 1. 



22. Planesticus migratorius. Robin. — Abundant except during 

 the latter part of December and the whole of January. Between Sept. 

 8, 1909, and June 1, 1910, there was not a week in which I did not observe 

 this species. With exception of the two winter months mentioned I saw 

 Robins nearly every day. Cedar trees in the cemetery were their particular 

 refuge in winter. They are gregarious until March 1. About this time 

 they begin the spring song which continues until about May 1. 



23. Sialia sialia. Bluebird. — Common in the cemetery and in 

 Riverside Park. I have never noted it in winter but it has been seen there 

 both by Mr. Sullivan and Professor Larrabee. The latest date I have 

 noted it is Nov. 16; earliest date, March 1. They apparently begin 

 singing in the spring immediately after their arrival. 



Summer Residents.- 



24. Botaurus lentiginosus. Bittern. — I noted a pair of these 

 birds during April and May, 1910, at Reed Pond, east of Fairmount. 

 The earliest date was April 12. During the summer of 1909 a pair were 

 occasionally seen at the same place. On Oct. 18, I saw one wading in 

 Chisolm Creek north of Fairmount. 



25. Ixobrychus exilis. Least Bittern. — Professor Larrabee identi- 

 fied two of this species, April 30 and May 18. Both were found with 

 their necks broken, on the ground beneath telephone wires. Apparently 

 they had flown into the wires at night. I noted a Least Bittern at the 

 Reed Pond, June 4 and June 11. 



26. Butorides virescens. Green Heron. — Common at ponds 

 and along Chisolm Creek, north of Fairmount, from May to October. 

 First date noted in 1910, May 3. 



27. Rallus elegans. King Rail. — On April 19, I noted one by the 

 Reed Pond. On June 2, I found a rail, dead, by the same pond. It had 

 probably been killed by a hail-storm of the night before. Dr. Mathews 

 noted that the King Rail nests here. 



