OUR BIRDS IN SPRING 203 



Species that were not seen before by the writer were: Blue 

 Gray Gnatcatcher, Prairie Warbler, Blue-headed Vireo, Yellow- 

 breasted Chat and Carolina Wren. The Yellow Rail was observed 

 for the first time in the fall of 19 12. The Blue Gray Gnatcatcher 

 and Blue-headed Vireo were certainly present here each spring 

 previous to that of 19 13, but both are migrants that do not spend 

 the summer in this locality. The Gnatcatcher is a common summer 

 resident at Bankson Lake, Van Buren Co., Mich., where the species 

 is found in deep woods. In spring the bird passes rapidly through 

 Notre Dame, Ind., and may easily be overlooked by any but an 

 experienced observer. The Blue-headed Vireo may also be easily 

 overlooked, for the similarity of its song to that of the Yellow- 

 throated Vireo will make most observers think the singer is the 

 latter species. The Yellow-breasted Chat was observed in a very 

 swampy place, where it alighted in a tree in full view but darted 

 away in a few moments and was not seen again. The bird uttered 

 no note. The Carolina Wren was observed in June as well as in 

 May, and must have nested in this locality. The bird was in 

 song in oak groves and in locust trees in a cemetery. 



March. 

 Birds seen on the dates after their names: 



Blue Jay, 10, 11, 18, 19, 21, 23, 22, 23, 24, 29, 30, 31. 



24, 27, 31. Robin, 9 to 15, 17 to 31. 



Crow, 9 to 13, 15 to 21, 23 to 31. Killdeer, 12, 19, 20, 25, 29, 30. 



Snowbird, 11, 12, 15, 19, 20, 21, Red-winged Blackbird, 25, 30,31 



23 to 31. Phoebe, 19, 26, 30, 31. 



Downy Woodpecker, 10, 11, 12, Mourning Dove, 23, 31. 



20, 21, 23, 25, 26, 30, 31. Cowbird, 18, 20, 24, 30, 31. 



White-breasted Nuthatch, 10, Kingfisher, 22, 27. 



13, 16,1 19, 21, 25, 26, 29. Northern Shrike, 10. 



Tree Sparrow, 9 to 11, 17, 20, Bronzed Grackle, 12 to 20,22 to 



26 to 29, 31. 31. 



Bluebird, 11 to 14, 17 to 20, Field Sparrow, 22, 26, 29, 30, 31. 



24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31. Herring Gull, 15, 28. 



Brown Creeper, 16, 20, 25, 26,30. Canada Geese, 15. 



Song Sparrow, 11, 12, 13, 15 to Golden-crowned Kinglet, 19,30, 



20, 23 to 26, 28 to 31. 31. 

 Meadowlark, 12, 13, 18, 19, 20, 



Total number of species seen in March, 23. 



