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mained so until the last of December. On March 5, 1910, Song Sparrows 

 suddenly became abundant and continued so until the middle of April. 

 The last of the species was noted May 8. The favorite haunts of this 

 bird are the shrubbery, tall grass and weeds by the ponds and Chisolm 

 Creek. It is curious to note, however, that Song Sparrows were common 

 in the tall weeds by the cemetery pond in the fall of 1909 when the pond 

 was entirely dry. I have heard the song of this bird during its entire stay 

 in this region, but it was more common in the spring. 



93. Ampelis cedrorum. Cedar Waxwing. — I have noted a flock 

 in the cemetery every winter for five years. They are very erratic in their 

 migrations. In the fall of 1909 I first noted the species Nov. 23; in 1910 

 I first noted them Nov. 2; in the fall of 1908 they did not appear at 

 all but came in January, 1909. In 1910, they disappeared Feb. 15 

 until March 20, when they became numerous for two days and then left. 



94. Lanius borealis. Northern Shrike. — I have noted this 

 species at least once every year for five winters. The earliest date was 

 Oct. 24, in 1909. I have always found it in the open, on telephone wires 

 or fences. 



95. Dendroica coronata. Myrtle Warbler. — Abundant in the 

 cemetery during warm winter weather. During the winter of 1909-10 

 these warblers disappeared entirely during stormy periods. I noted them 

 irregularly from Nov. 6, 1909, to April 17, 1910. 



96. Anthus rubescens. American Pipit. — Abundant during Feb- 

 ruary and March, 1910, in prairies and pastures. I first noted this 

 species Jan. 29, 1910. After that I often flushed flocks of hundreds from 

 prairies. Apparently they had migrated by the middle of April, but I 

 flushed a large flock in a wheat field, north of Chisolm Creek, Maj^ 8. 

 They were especially numerous in fields overgrown with crab-grass. 



97. Nannus hiemalis. Winter Wren.— Noted by Mr. Sullivan 

 between Oct. 26 and Feb. 27. 



98. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown Creeper. — One noted 

 Jan. 18, 1911, in Riverside Park. Noted also by Mr. Sullivan. 



99. Sitta carolinensis. White-breasted Nuthatch. — Noted a 

 single bird in a maple tree near the business part of the city, calling loudl}', 

 Feb. 25, 1911. Noted by Mr. Sullivan, Jan. 11, 1909. Noted by Pro- 

 fessor Larrabee, March 11, 1911. 



100. Myadestes townsendi. Townsend's Solitaire. — I have 

 noted a pair near the evergreens in the cemetery every winter for five years. 

 It sometimes feeds on the ground but will fly to a tree almost as soon as it 

 is observed. I have seen Solitaires eating cedar berries. On Jan. 24, 1910, 

 I noted a Solitaire in Riverside Park. 



Migrants. 



101. Podilymbus podiceps. Pied-billed Grebe. — Noted by Dr. 

 Mathews as common. 



102. Larus argentatus. Herring Gull. — Noted bv Dr. Mathews. 



