The 



Vol. XXV. No. 11. Albion, N. Y. November, 1908. 



Whole No. 256 



THE OOLOGIST, 



A Monthly Publication Devoted to 



OOLOGY, ORNITHOLOGY AND TAXl- 



DEEMY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Publisher. 



ALBION, N. Y. 



EHNEST H. SHORT, Editor and Manager. 



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EDITORIAL. 



We regret being unable to use at 

 present many valuable photos for half- 

 tone work. 



We wish to extend our sincere 

 thanks to several of the friends of 

 The Oologist who have gone to extra 



lengths to help our little periodical 

 along during the past year, and sin- 

 cerely deplore the fact that lack of 

 time to devote to the matter, has re- 

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 stances. 



In presenting some extracts from 

 an article by Cv L. Rawson, in Nor- 

 wich, Conn. "Bulletin," appearing 

 seme time ago, we would add that we 

 hope to present an old timer's view of 

 some recent legislation in our next is- 

 sue, which will be a personal issue. 

 ERNEST H. SHORT. 



Around the Flambeau. 



My trip in 1&0'5 to this country was 

 only a scouting excursion which ser- 

 ved to acquaint me with the insectiv- 

 ercus and seed-eating birds that occu- 

 py the coniferous forests in upper 

 Wisconsin near the Lake iSuperior re- 

 gion. Upon returning to this terri- 

 tory in June, 1908, I felt fairly confi- 

 dent of success, having acquainted 

 myself previously with the lay of the 

 land, and the songs and notes of these 

 birds, while contrary to the water 

 fowl, are particularly shy and evas- 

 ive while nesting. 



It is not unusual to find our various 

 Warblers and Sparrows frequenting 

 our shaded trees and parks during the 

 semi-annual migrations, when they are 

 of a fearless attitude and quite tame. 

 The water birds, especially ducks and 

 geese, are exceedingly wary while 

 stopping on their northern and south- 

 ern flights, but to meet them during 

 the period of nidification, they seem 

 little concerned regarding the pres- 

 ence of man and frequently appear 



