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Thrush in quality. Once or twice it flew 

 up to a branch about fifteen feet from the 

 ground and sat perfectly still watching us. 

 After a time it would fly down again into 

 the bushes and resume its feeding. This is 

 the first fall record of this Warbler for 

 the Park, and, indeed, I believe it is very 

 rare at this season in the neighborhood of 

 New York City. 



Connecticut Warbler 



A young bird of this species was seen 

 by Miss Anne A. Crolius and Mr. Stanley 

 V. Ladow, September 22. I have also 

 seen it twice in the immediate vicinity of 

 the city. 



Myrtle Warbler 



I saw an individual of this species 

 in fall plumage August 28. This is three 

 weeks earlier than it is usually seen in this 

 neighborhood. 



Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 



This Flycatcher was almost common in 

 the August migrations. I have records of 

 six individuals, the first having been seen 

 on the 16. — Ludlow Grlscom, New York 

 City. 



Song of Kirtland's Warbler 



A Kirtland's Warbler positively identi- 

 fied May 16, 1908, at La Grange, Illinois, 

 sang at intervals while busily feeding; 

 the songs seeming to vary slightly as fol- 

 lows: We-chee, we-chee, we-chee, chee-ree- 

 eee! or we-see, we-see, see-see-rrrrrr ! or 

 ■we-see-see-see-rrrrrrrr! It was always 

 marked by the softness of the first notes 

 and prolonged accent of the last; the vol- 

 ume increasing, also, and the final sound 

 having the quality of a prolonged r or re. 

 The song is unusually loud and clear for 

 a Warbler's song and possesses a peculiar 

 sweetness that, once heard, will not soon 

 be forgotten. — Louise B. Moyer, La 

 Grange, Illinois. 



Rare Birds in Prospect Park, 

 Brooklyn, N. Y. 



It is not necessary to go "far from the 

 madding crowd" in order to see birds. 



In Prospect Park, Brooklyn, I have ob- 

 served 98 species since January 1, 1907, 

 and my list will certainly pass the century 

 mark long before the year is over. Some 

 of the more noteworthy records are the 

 following: 



Black-crowned Night Heron, February 

 2; Carolina Wren, February 22, February 

 28, — a rather common fall migrant; Pine 

 Siskin, March 12, March 21; Turkey Vul- 

 ture, March 19; Olive-sided Flycatcher, 

 June 12; Red-headed Woodpecker, Sep- 

 tember 14; Cape May Warbler, September 

 17; Pigeon Hawk, September 27. — 

 Edward Fleischer, Brooklyn, N. Y. 



Arrival of Winter Birds in Chicago 



Scarcity of food owing to dry weather, 

 forest fires in the northern country, or 

 other and perhaps more usual causes, 

 seems to be hastening the winter birds, 

 southward, and the coming season prom- 

 ises to be a good one for winter observa- 

 tions. 



On November 7, I saw a pair of Evening 

 Grosbeaks on the Wooded Island in Jack- 

 son Park, Chicago. They were perching 

 quietly in a clump of small trees, were not 

 at all wild or timid, and gave me an excel- 

 lent opportunity to observe them. Pres- 

 ently they flew down to the edge of the 

 lagoon and drank, and I have never seen 

 a more pleasant sight in bird life than these 

 two Grosbeaks made standing side by 

 side in the frosty morning sunlight dipping 

 up water. 



On November 8, I found a flock of 

 Pine Siskins in the south part of Jackson 

 Park. They were making themselves very 

 much at home about the trees and shrub- 

 bery and in the grass, Some English Spar- 

 rows took offense at their presence and 

 assailed them time and again. The Sis- 

 kins yielded their ground very reluctantly, 

 and came back each time as soon as the 

 Sparrows had gone. 



On the same day, just south of the Park, 

 on some vacant land, part of which is 

 under cultivation and part overrun by 

 weeds and wild grasses, I encountered a 

 small flock of Snow Buntings. I have been 



