OUR BIRDS IN THE SUMMER OF I9QI4 207 
River.—July 24.—Meadowlarks singing loud, but not long.— 
July 25.—Catbird still in full song; few notes of a Thrasher.—July 
26.—Gnatcatcher at the edge of a wood near St. Joseph River.— 
July 28, 4:30 p. m.—A Cardinal singing long; Orchard Orioles 
plentiful,—near St. Joseph’s River. 
August 3, 1914.—Arrived at Bankson Lake near Lawton, 
Mich.—Aug. 5.—A young Robin just able to fly, in an oak grove.— 
Aug. 6.—Sandhill Crane flying over the lake—Arcadian Fly- 
catcher in deep woods.—Aug. 7.—Red-headed Woodpeckers 
plentiful in open woods near the lake; not in deep woods at all.— 
Deep woods.—Call-note of Scarlet Tanger; notes of VYellow- 
throated Vireo; first time heard this year—Aug. 8.—Deep 
woods.—Tanager in full song; scarlet on belly fading.—Sandhill 
Crane flew from perch in a tree—~Aug. 10.—Deep-woods.—First 
Warblers arrived.—Aug. 11.— Young Tanager—yellowish beneath; 
wings and tail becoming black.—Aug. 15.—Bobolinks in a field 
and in bushes—near a pond; in autumn plumage; call-note 
musical; a good-sized flock—25 or 30.—Aug. 16.—Cedarbirds 
on grape vine. Other birds also eating grapes; such as, Baltimore 
Orioles, Catbirds.—Aug. 24, A. M. and P. M.—Warblers in force.— 
' Aug. 30.—Loggerhead Shrike in a lane in a pasture; perched on 
fence posts and wire; flew ahead of me as I approached, but 
allowed me to come very close before flying; first seen this summer. 
JUNE. 
cow, 1; 2; 4,58,.10)- 17,19, 20; 
22,25; 26, 28, 30: 
Bie jay, 1, 2; 3,6 to 9,14 to 
18;-20;'tO 25, 27. to'30, 
Goldfinch, 1 to 4, 6 to 12, 14 
EOr25, 271 tO. 30. 
White-breasted Nuthatch, 24, 
Big 205, 30: 
Song Sparrow, 1 to 30. 
Vesper Sparrow, 1 to 4, 6 to 
30. : 
Field Sparrow, 1 to 30. 
Chipping Sparrow, 1, 3 to 19, 
21.toO 30. 
Meadowlark, 1 to 30. 
Robin. 1)to.3z0: 
Bivepirds 70.52.43. 515) s1O. aOuaas 
Kalldeer.F.ton'55 75, 85. Qe Dae 
ROM20) DANS. 27. sO: 
Bronzed Grackle, 1 to 13, 15 to 
30. 
Cowbird, 1 to 25, 27 to 30. 
Red-winged Blackbird, 1 to 13, 
HOE, lO), 20 to 26,128.20: 
Kanehisher: 5.) 8, 10; 12))  14y) 6: 
ET lO (lO, 222A. 25,27 72a, Oe 
Mourning Dove, 1 to 5, 8 to 30. 
Towhee, 14, 20, 21, 24; 26 to 29. 
Brown Thrasher, 1, 2, 3, 5 to 8, 
LO LOUL a. 15) tO) 2/0) 23) tO! 30. 
