BIRDS. 305 



Ann Arbor, on December 14, 1890, one taken near Detroit, August 

 11, 1906, by P. A. Taverner* and the nest with young found near Ann 

 Arbor by Mr. A. D. Tinker.f June 20, 1909. The presence of this 

 brood so far north of the usual range seems to indicate that the warm- 

 er (than the interior) climate of this coast may serve to introduce 

 this southern form farther northward than in the interior. 



118. Troglodytes aedon. House wren. — Michigan: Abundant 

 summer resident, breeding all over the state with the exception of 

 Isle Roy ale. 



Common throughout the sand region and in the clay country at 

 Rush Lake; apparently rather common on Stony Island. The species 

 was a common breeder in the sand region and was found nesting in 

 cavities in trees and about the old shacks. On June 27, Wood found 

 a nest in a low dead poplar stub at the edge of a poplar thicket on 

 Sand Point. It contained seven 3'oung about half fledged. During 

 July many broods of young were seen in the tops of the fallen trees 

 all over the Point, and on July 31 a nest with two well fledged young 

 was found. When we left camp, on August 27, a few of this species 

 were still to be seen. 



119. Nannus hiemalis. Winter wren. — Michigan: Common 

 summer resident, breeding all over the state north of latitude 44°. 



This species was a rare migrant in the sand region. It was first 

 seen at Rush Lake on August 4 and again on August 13. On Sand 

 Point it was only seen on August 24. It may easily have been more 

 common than our records indicate, for it is a very difficult bird to see, 

 as it rarely leaves the fallen tree tops and brush piles. 



120. Telmatodytes palustris. Long-billed marsh wren. — Michi- 

 gan: Abundant summer resident, breeding locally throughout the 

 state with the exception of Isle Royale. 



Apparently a rare breeder in the sand region and on Stony Island. 

 The long-billed marsh wren was seen on Sand Point only at Turtle 

 Bay on the south side, where thick tall grass and rushes with some 

 blue flags afforded cover and nesting sites. A male was taken here 

 on July 22 and others seen. There was a colony of this species in 

 the grass-covered area at the east end of Rush Lake, on August 10, 

 and a single bird was found in the marsh on Stony Island. 



121. Certhia familiaris americana. Brown creeper. — Michigan: 

 Common migrant and rare summer resident, breeding in extreme 

 northern portion. 



A rare migrant in the sand region. An adult male was seen at 

 Rush Lake on July 30, and a juvenile male on Sand Point, August 



*The Auk, Vol. XXIV. p. 147. 

 tThe Auk, Vol. XXIV. p. 434. 



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