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42; Bluebird, 5. 74 species. Nighthawk and Orchard Oriole were 

 seen the previous afternoon. The few Warblers seen is remakable. 



Edwin Desvernine. 



George E. Hix. 



Port Byron, 111., May 16, all day. — Partly cloudy a. m., cloudy 

 p. m.; light shower on previous evening, ground moist; wind west, 

 shifting to northwest towards evening, high, and very chilly; temp. 

 60° to 50°. Bobwhite, 6; Mourning Dove, 6; Red-tailed Hawk, 1; 

 Great Horned Owl, 1; Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 5; Hairy Woodpecker, 

 1; Downy Woodpecker, 2; Red-headed Woodpecker, 27; Flicker, 

 16; Whip-poor-will, 1; Kingbird, 6; Crested Flycatcher, 8; Phoebe, 

 2; Wood Pewee, 9; Acadian Flycatcher, 2; Least Flycatcher, 1; 

 Prairie Horned Lark, 4; Blue Jay, 13; Crow, 7; Cowbird, 10; Red- 

 winged Blackbird, 4; Meadowlark, 12; Orchard Oriole, 2; Balti- 

 more Oriole, 4; Bronzed Grackle, 6; Goldfinch, 10; Vesper Spar- 

 row 8; Grasshopper Sparrow, 3; White-throated Sparrow, 2; Chip- 

 ping Sparrow, 4; Field Sparrow, 20; Song Sparrow, 1; Towhee, 12; 

 Cardinal, 2; Rose-breasted Grosbeak, 4; Indigo Bunting, 7; Dick- 

 cissel, 6; Scarlet Tanager, 5; Purple Martin, 10; Red-eyed Vireo, 

 6; Yellow-throated Vireo, 4; Warbling Vireo, 2; Blue-winged War- 

 bler, 1; Nashville Warbler, 4; Orange-crowned Warbler, 2; Yellow 

 Warbler, 2; Magnolia Warbler, 3; Chestnut-sided Warbler, 1; Oven- 

 bird, 1; Maryland Yellow-throat, 1; Redstart, 20; Catbird, 8; Brown 

 Thrasher, 20; House Wren, 30; White-breasted Nuthatch, 1; Chick- 

 adee, 7; Gray-cheeked Thrush, 1; Olive-backed Thrush, 5; Robin, 

 12; Bluebird, 20. Total, 59 species, 394 individuals. Additional 

 species seen during the preceding week and following day: May 9, 

 Red-bellied Woodpecker, 1; Olive-sided Flycatcher, 1; Pine Siskin, 

 1; Harris's Sparrow, 1; Migrant Shrike, 1; Tufted Titmouse, 2; 

 Ruby-crowned Kinglet, 2 (last seen). May 10, Cliff Swallow, 2; 

 Myrtle Warbler, 2 (last seen). May 15, Marsh Hawk, 1; Sharp- 

 shinned Hawk, 1; Nighthawk, 30. May 17, Chimney Swift, 2; 

 Barn Swallow, 2; Black-poll Warbler, 3 (first seen). 



J. J. SCHAFER. 



Organization of the Tennessee Ornithological 

 Association 



The Tennessee Ornithological Society has recently been organ- 

 ized at Nashville, Tenn., for the purpose of making a scientific 

 study of the birds found in that state. 



The initial meeting was held October 7, 1915, and was attended 

 by Dr. Geo. M. Curtis, A. F. Ganier, Dr. Geo. R. Mayfield, Dixon L. 



