OUR BIRDS THROUGHOUT THE YEAR 403 
You will be interested to learn just what species of birds 
were found among the dunes. The following is the list: Hairy 
Woodpecker, Redstart, Yellow Warbler, Blackburnian Warbler 
Acadian Flycatcher, Vesper, Field, Song and Chipping Sparrows, 
Bluebird, Goldfinch, Blue Jay, Crow, Wood Pewee, Mourning 
Dove, Maryland Yellowthroat, Catbird, Kingbird, Chimney 
Swift, House Wren, Indigo Bird, Crested Flycatcher, and Herring 
Gull. Gulls first appeared when we were 20 miles from Michigan 
wity. 
I shall always recall this interesting trip to the sand-dunes 
as one of the most pleasurable I have ever made. What a pity, 
I have often thought, that the people of Indiana and the people 
of Chicago do not try to obtain this unique region for a national 
park. * 
In July fifty-three species were found this year. They were: 
Crow, Blue Jay, White-breasted Nuthatch, Red-headed Wood- 
pecker, Goldfinch, Downy Woodpecker, Song Sparrow, Cardinal, 
Meadowlark, Bluebird, Robin, Killdeer, Red-winged Blackbird, 
Bronzed Grackle, Field Sparrow, Flicker, Cowbird, Kingfisher, 
Towhee, Phoebe, Mourning Dove, Vesper Sparrow, Brown 
Thrasher, Chipping Sparrow, Chimney Swift, Spotted Sandpiper, 
_House Wren, Baltimore Oriole, Warbling Vireo, Yellow Warbler, 
Catbird, Kingbird, Purple Martin, Bobolink, Screech Ow], Barn 
Swallow, Orchard Oriole, Crested Flycatcher, Indigo Bird, Wood 
Pewee, Red-eyed Vireo, Dickcissel, Greater Yellowlegs, Alder 
Flycatcher, Cedarbird, Maryland Yellowthroat, Hummingbird, 
Acadian Flycatcher, Loggerhead Shrike, Grasshopper Sparrow, 
Least Flycatcher, Scarlet Tanager, Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 
Some of the more interesting of my observations, made in 
July, will now be given.—July 5, 4 p. m.—A Crested Flycatcher, 
perched on a wire fence, facing the breeze, and flying back, mostly 
to the ground, to catch flies; usually the bird perched sideways, 
to see the flies on both sides of the fence——July 13.—Kingbirds 
bathing—flying from the tops of tall oaks and dipping into the 
water of a lake——July 27.—Saw an abino Robin, which had been 
seen by number of persons about week previously. They reported 
it as a curious-looking white bird, but did not recognize it as a 
Robin. As soon as I saw the bird, which was all white (not snow- 
white, however), I recognized the right species at once. This 
Robin stayed in the same trees for a number of days longer, just 
