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THE OOLOGIST 



have happened to come under my ob- 

 servation more than any other species. 

 They are not hard to approach, es- 

 pecially from an automobile, and one 

 can at times drive right up under 

 them, stop the car, and therefore ob- 

 serve them at close range. I have had 

 the good fortune of securing several 

 extra fine specimens of this Hawk in 

 full adult plumage as well as imma- 

 ture. Also a bird of the second or 

 third year which, although in full 

 plumage, shows a great difference in 

 size. 



Other species of Hawks commonly 

 noted are: Marsh Hawk, Coopers, 

 Redtail, Swainsons, and the little 

 Sparrow Hawk is everywhere. The 

 writer has also seen a Redtail which 

 showed up with a very white body 

 and tail. This bird is undoubtedly the 

 Kriders Redtail. 



Kansas has had an unusually mild 

 winter. Not a flake of snow has fallen 

 so far in these parts. Consequently 

 many birds have wintered over that 

 would not have ordinarily. Red birds 

 have been common. Meadowlarks 

 have stayed in large flocks, and many 

 Robins have been seen. 



On February 24th the writer took a 

 short trip in the field. The weather 

 was typical April spring weather back 

 East. Many birds were noted, and 

 among them were: 



Many Migrating Sparrows were in 

 evidence, Bluebirds, Robins, Meadow- 

 larks, Downy and Hairy Woodpeck- 

 ers, Flickers, Red-bellied Woodpeckers, 

 Chickadees, Nuthatches, Tufted Tit- 

 mice, Juncos, Killdeer Plover, Mocking 

 Birds, Towhees, Horned Larks, Cardi- 

 nals, White-rumped Shrikes, Black- 

 birds, Crows, Mourning Doves, and 

 several species of Hawks. 



There is no news in this little arti- 

 cle of importance to the bird man. 

 However, the writer "felt inclined," 

 and thought he would give an East- 



erner's idea of a few ramblings in 

 Kansas. Carl F. Wright, 



Wichita, Kan. 



MORE CLECKLEY! 



Ernest H. Short sends us a check, 

 dated February 24th, drawn in his 

 favor by M. T. Cleckley, on the Au- 

 gusta Savings Bank of Rochester, N. 

 Y., which was returned because of 

 want of sufficient funds. 



We have so frequently warned our 

 readers regarding this man Cleckley, 

 that we are astonished any one would 

 be caught by him. There was a time 

 when Cleckley was all right, but he 

 has fallen upon evil ways. 



The Editor. 



OWL SITS ON BROADWAY. 



A small wild-eyed Owl sat by the 

 warmth of the electric light in a 

 Broadway sign and contentedly ob- 

 served the passing throng. 



It was a cold and wet Monday night, 

 but he was warm and dry in his bril- 

 liant retreat, and his feathers fluffed 

 soft and dry. The small boys couldn't 

 hoot him away, nor did the groups 

 who noticed him seem to disturb his 

 reveries. If he were considering the 

 bringing of his relatives from the 

 woods about Columbia to enjoy the 

 white lights of Broadway with him, 

 it might well be taken as an appro- 

 priate symbol of a University town. 



The Owl, being sacred to Minerva, 

 goddess of wisdom, through all the 

 ages, has caused many discussions; 

 many people claim that he just looks 

 wise. But his renown having been 

 established in dim antiquity is his for 

 all time to come. Johnson Neff, 



1110 Paquin St., Columbia, Mo, 



