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Bird -Lore 



A form for record book, which has stood the test of many years' experience, is shown 

 in part below. (See also, Merriam, Auk, I, 71; Stone, Auk, V, 194; Jones, Auk, XII^ 

 117, 231, 237; Pynchon, Bird-Lore, II, 21; Hand-Book of Birds, p. 21). 



April 



PLAN OF PART OF THE FIRST PAGE 

 I9OI 



Date. 

























Start. 

























Weather. 

























Temperature. 























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Wind. 























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Locality. 

























Return. 

























Remarks. 

















































Bluebird. 

























Robin. 























1 



PLAN OF PART OF THE SECOND PAGE 



Cut this off. 



If a ruled roll-call book cannot be secured, take a large blank book, measuring at 

 least 8 by 10 inches, rule the first page as shown above, with a space at the left for the 

 entry of birds' names, etc. Rule the second page as shown, and cut from its right side a 

 strip equal in width to the space allowed on page i for names, so that when page 2 is 

 turned the left-hand edge of page 3 will just meet the column of birds' names at the left- 

 hand side of page i, when the record may be continued without re-writing the column of 

 birds' names. Treat page 4 in the same manner, when page 5 will meet the column of 

 names. In this way the right-hand or free margin of each even numbered page, 6,8, etc., 

 may be trimmed until enough pages have been arranged to enter the records relative to 

 "Date," "Start," etc., for a certain period. For example, if one's observations cover the 

 spring migration, from March i to May 31, a period of 92 days, and if one could expect 

 to go afield twice each day during this period, 184 columns or squares would be required 



