3o6 AMERICAN MIDLAND NATURALIST 



The Brown Thrasher had i8 records in September, with the 

 greatest interval, 5 days; in October it was observed on 4 days, 

 one interval being 3 days and the other 2 days. The 22 records 

 for the two months were considerably larger than those of any 

 former autumn. 



The Hermit Thrush shows 10 records for September with 

 two intervals of 8 days and another of i day. Between the last 

 record in September and the first in October there were 4 days. 

 There were q observations in October, with several short intervals 

 and a long one of 12 days— between the 17th and the 30th. 



The five species that had the greatest number of records 

 during autumn were: Red-headed Woodpecker, White-breasted 

 Nuthatch, Blue Jay, Crow and Song Sparrow. The number of 

 records for each species was as follows: Song Sparrow, 58; Crow, 

 60; Blue Jay, 74; White-breasted Nuthatch, 76; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, 84. The most remarkable of these records were 

 those of the Red-headed Woodpecker, which was not found only 

 on 7 days, and which, although not hitherto a winter Species, 

 exceeded the number of records of any other winter species. 



Species not seen in September were: Towhee, Vesper Sparrow, 

 Red-winged Blackbird, Orchard Oriole, Alder Flycatcher, Spotted 

 Sandpiper, Barn Swallow, Greater Yellowlegs, Purple Martin, 

 Chickadee, Bobwhite, Cardinal, Long-billed Marsh Wren, Black- 

 poll Warbler. In May the Black-poll W^arbler is fairly common, 

 but in autumn the species has not been recorded at all by the 

 writer. The Spotted vSnadpiper is seldom seen after the last week 

 in August. After Aug. 22 there 'were but three records of the 

 Red-winged Blackbird. • 



Species not seen in October: Chimney Swift, Yellow-billed 

 Cuckoo, Cardinal, Bobwhite, Purple Finch. Probably the rarest 

 species that is found in this locality is the Purple Finch, which I 

 have not seen since April 9, 191 1, and never in autumn. The 

 Bobwhite is very seldom found in any season of the year. The 

 Cardinal was observed only twice this year, once in spring and 

 summer. 



Species not seen in November: Blubeird, Bronzed Grackle, 

 Fox Sparrow, Northern Shrike. It is difficult to find Fox vSparrows 

 at any time during their stay in spring or fall, and consequently 

 this species may be easily overlooked. The Bronzed Grackle, 

 strange to say, was absent in November and reappeared in 



