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THE OOLOGIST. 



Noes from Ohio. 



Our common winter residents, such 

 as Slate-colored J uncos, Tree Spar- 

 rows, Fox Sparrows and Golden-crown- 

 ed Kinglets, have been here in large 

 numbers since the latter part of 

 October. 



At this date, Nov. 15th, J uncos and 

 Tree Sparrows are unusually numer- 

 ous. 



While passing through the woods one 

 can frequently hear the harsh notes of 

 the Winter Wren, and the observer 

 may now and then get a glimpse of his 

 grotesque form as he pusses some open- 

 ing in brush pile or log-heap. 



The casual observer woiild hardly 

 Ijelieve such a large voice to come from 

 such a small bird. 



A Rough-legged Hawk is occasionally 

 seen perched on the dead top of some 

 tall tree, patiently awaiting an oppor- 

 tunity/ to pounce down upon some \\n- 

 suspecting field-mouse. 



The Rough-leg is one of the common- 

 est of our large Hawks. 



The migratory w^arblers that stop 



liere during their fall migrations have 



nearly all departed for the sunny south. 



A few straglers of Dendroka coronata 



may yet be seen . 



""Every large flock of Chickadees or 

 Golden-crowned Kinglets that I have 

 seen this -fall has been accompanied hy 

 (Tue American Brown Creeper; and 

 only one. 



I have rarely observed a flock of 

 Chickadees or Kinglets in the f:tll or 

 wdnter not accompanied Ijy a single 

 Creeper. 



I have never seen a Creeper iin ac- 

 companied by other birds. 



The result of my investigations may 

 1)e due to the fact that the Creeper is 

 not very common here. 



What have others to say on the 

 Creeper sul)ject. 



The Bobwhite which was nearly ex- 

 terminated a few years ago by severe 



winters has become quite c(mimoa 

 again, but will not remain so long if 

 they continue to be hunted as they have 

 been since Nov. 10th. 



Although not common, the Northern 

 Shrike is sometimes seen here. 



I have known one of these birds to 

 remain in the A'icinity of a corn field , 

 for an entii-e day for the purpose of 

 catching the mice routed from the. 

 shocks by the htiskers. 



When captured the mice are impaled 

 on some hearby thorn tree. 



The American Crossbill and Snow^- 

 liake, or White Snowbird as it is com- 

 monly called, are seen here during 

 severe winters only. 



The Prairie Horned Lark breeds here 

 in considerable numbers, but the nests 

 are rarely found. 



While in a lai'ge w^oods, five miles 

 W'cst of this place, in the latter part of 

 June, 1890, I saw^ several American, 

 Redstarts, and although I was not for- 

 tunate enough to find a nest, I am con- 

 fident that they nest in that locality. 



Five or six years ago the Rose-breast- 

 ed Gi'osbeak was hardly known here. 



It has been common for the last three 

 summers — often nesting in shade and 

 fruit trees in the vicinity of houses. 



The Red-eyed Vireo nested here in. 

 increased numbers the past season. 



I noted one pair of Yellow-breasted: 

 Chats in 18'j0. 



Nov. 11th was remarkable for the 

 large number of Wild Geese that pas- 

 sed over this section . 



I observed over 400 — more than I had 

 seen for five years previous. 

 One flock contained about 250. 

 Of our common birds the Catbird has; 

 suffered more from the effect of the egg 

 collecting fever that struck this locality 

 about A. D. 1885 than any other. 



As the Catbird was very common at 

 that time, and the nests are rarely 

 placed more thru a few feet from the 

 o-round, tlie j^oung^ collector covild 

 secure the eggs without much risk to> 



