172 Bird -Lore 



Only those who have tried to make a bird census are aware of the time, 

 care, and patience it of necessity requires. It is not surprising, therefore, 

 that so few of the returns are available for publication. — Ed. 



A JUNE BIRD CENSUS AT NORTH FREEDOM, WIS. 

 By Alick Wetmore and James Seeley 



The country taken consisted of corn and oat fields, sloping meadows, 

 heavily wooded bottoms, thick bushy tracts, a wild plum orchard and a 

 marsh. Time, June 3 to June 30: 



Green Heron, i; Virginia Rail, i; Sora, i; Spotted Sandpiper, 5; Bob-white, 10; 

 Mourning Dove, 12; Cooper's Hawk, 2; Red-shouldered Hawk, i; Pigeon Hawk, i; 

 American Sparrow Hawk, 5; Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 2; Belted Kingfisher, 5; Downy 

 Woodpecker, 3 ; Yellow-Bellied Woodpecker, i ; Red-headed Woodpecker, 5 ; Flicker, 

 8; Night-hawk, 2; Chimney Swift, 5; Ruby-throated Hummingbird, i; Kingbird, 4; 

 Phoebe, i; Wood Pewee, 3; Least Flycatcher, i; Prairie Horned Lark, 3; Bluejay, 3; 

 Crow, i; Bobolink, 8; Cowbird, 7; Red-winged Blackbird, 23; Meadowlark, 10; Balti- 

 more Oriole, 3; House Sparrow, 3; American Goldfinch, 7; Vesper Sparrow, 6; Chipping 

 Sparrow, 2; Field Sparrow, i; Song Sparrow, 21; Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 4; Indigo 

 Bunting, 4; Dickcissel, 4; Scarlet Tanager, 2; Purple Martin, 2; Cliff Swallow, 3; 

 Barn Swallow, 4; Bank Swallow, 10; Cedar Waxwing, 5; Red-eyed Vireo, 5; War- 

 bling Vireo, 5 ; Yellow-throated Vireo, i ; Yellow Warbler, 5 ; Maryland Yellowthroat, 2; 

 American Redstart, 2; Catbird, 9; Brown Thrasher, 2; White-breasted Nuthatch, j; 

 Chickadee, 7; American Robin, 12; Bluebird, 2. Total, 58 species, 268 individuals. 



A JUNE BIRD CENSUS AT HUNTINGTON, LONG ISLAND 



By Charlotte E. Lee 



The area selected is bounded on one side by an elm-shaded village 

 street, lined with cottages having lawns and gardens, back of which lie 

 orchards and hay fields. The street ascends a hill whose opposite slope 

 is partly covered with a growth of cedar, locust, oak and chestnut trees, 

 and at the foot of which lies a group of small ponds with banks heavily 

 shaded with willow, alder, elder, and other bushes. 



Bob-white, i; Yellow or Black-billed Cuckoo, i; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Flicker, 

 3; Swift, 12-15; Ruby-throated Hummingbird, i; Kingbird, 4; Great Crested Fly- 

 catcher, 2; Wood Pewee, 4; Chebec, 2; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, i; Cowbird, 3; Meadow- 

 lark, 2; Orchard Oriole, 2; Baltimore Oriole, 6 adult, i young; Purple Finch, 2; Eng- 

 lish Sparrow, 17; Goldfinch (American), 10; Grasshopper Sparrow, 4; Chipping Spar- 

 row, 15; Field Sparrow, 5; Song Sparrow, 17; Chewink,2; Scarlet Tanager, i; Purple 

 Martin, 6; Cedarbird, 6; Red-eyed Vireo, 5; Yellow-throated Vireo, i; White-eyed 

 Vireo, 2 and i young in nest; Black and White Warbler, 4; Yellow Warbler, 6; Prairie 

 Warbler, 3; Ovenbird, 2; Louisiana Waterthrush, 2; Maryland Yellow-throat, 5; 

 American Redstart, 6; Catbird, 10; Brown Thrasher, 2; House Wren, 3; Wood 

 Thrush, 9; Robin, 25. Total, 42 species, about 223 individuals. 



