THE IOWA ORNITHOLOGIST. 



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Cowbird, 



' 13 



8 



White-throated 







Sparrow, ' 



.. ^^ 



•' 28 



White-bellied 







Swallow, 



■' 14 



" 20 



Brown Thrush, 



" 17 



" 21 



Whip-poor-will, 



" 23 



' 24 



Bank Swallow, 



" 26 



•' 25 



Oven bird. 



" 28 



•' 20 



Chimney Swa llow, 



"28 



" 30 



King- bird, 



" 28 



•' 29 



Rose-breasted 



Grosbeak, "29 '■ 28 

 Wood Thrush, " 30 May 3 



Olive-backed 



Thrush, May 3 "4 

 Cat bird, April 30 " 4 



Indig-o bird. May 3 " 4 



Baltimore Oriole, "4 " 1 

 Orchard Oriole. "5 " 4 

 Red-eyed Vireo, '6 " 3 

 Scarlet Tang-er "8 " 1 

 Redstart, "8 " 4 



Tennessee Warbler, 10 " 3 

 Chestnut-sided 



Warbler, "10 " 3 

 Yellow-breasted Chat, 12 " 8 

 Nig-ht Hawk, "10 " 3 



Wood Pewee, "14 " 11 



Warbling Vireo "14 " ll 

 Of the common species that are 

 scarce this spring the Blue birds 

 are the most noticable, as in fact 

 they may be classed as one of our 

 rare birds. Up to the 19 th. of 

 May, I had only seen four spec- 

 imens, but on that date I found 

 a nest with four eg-g-s- Some- 

 thing- destroyed this set, however, 

 the pair stayed about and now 

 have a set of live eg-g^s in the same 



nest- It is to be hoped they will 

 not be molested this time, that 

 they may help bring- back this 

 species to its former abundance. 



Next in scarcity was the Yellow- 

 rumped Warbler; the first one 

 was seen this season May 5th. 

 nineteen days later than last sea- 

 son, and' I only noted ten speci- 

 mens throughout the Spring 

 mig-ration. The Wood Pewee is 

 very scar:e this season, though 

 not as scarce as the two former 

 species. They are usually quite 

 abundant. 



H. J. GiDDINGS. 



A Favorite 'Place. 



In the southern part of Van 

 Buren County. Iowa, is a little 

 patch of about three acres of 

 hazel brush and other under- 

 growth, on three sides of this brush 

 is considerable timber and on the 

 side is an open field. Nearby is a 

 small cre>3k; thus making a para- 

 dise for birds that like such sit- 

 uations. On May 18, 1895, two 

 of my friends and myself had oc- 

 casion to pass through this thick- 

 et. It is perhaps 60 rods long, 

 and in g^oing this distance, 

 throug-h the heart of this paradise, 

 we found; — 



Six nests of Yellow-breasted 

 Chat. 



Two nests of the Field Sparrow. 

 One nest of the Brown Thrush, 

 White-eyed Vireo, and Chestnut- 

 sided Warbler. How was this 

 for a short walk? 



D. L. S. 



