The May Bird Census 83 



Hinsdale, 111., May 26, 1916. 



Time, 10 a. m. to 1 p. m., in the woods. A drive of ten miles 

 through prairie country to a swamp, 2:30 p. m. to 5 p.m. Weather 

 clear, no wind, very warm, 80° to 85°. Robins, Bronzed Grackles, 

 Meadow Larks, Bobolinks and Red-winged Blackbirds, too abun 

 dant to count. Have counted them as fifty each, which is under- 

 estimated if anything, especially the Red-wing Blackbirds. 



Pied-billed Grebe, 1; Bittern, 1; Least Bittern, 4; Green Heron, 

 1; Black-crowned Night-Heron, 1; Virginia Rail, 2; Sora Rail, 1; 

 Florida Gallinule, 2; Coot, 8; Upland Plover, 1; Spotted Sandpiper, 

 2; Black-bellied Plover, 2; Killdeer, 4; Bob-white, 2; Mourning 

 Dove, 8; Marsh Hawk, 1; Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 4; Black-billed 

 Cuckoo, 4; Belted Kingfisher, 2; Hairy Woodpecker, 1; Red-headed 

 Woodpecker, 12; Flicker, 14; Nighthawk, 1; Chimney Swift, 15; 

 Kingbird, 24; Crested Flycatcher, 1; Phoebe, 2; Olive-sided Fly- 

 catcher, 3; Wood Pewee, 4; Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, 3; Acadian 

 Flycatcher, 2; Traills Flycatcher, 3; Least Flycatcher, 6; Prairie 

 Horned Lark, 4; Blue Jay, 2; Crow, 7; Bobolink, 50; Cowbird, 24; 

 Red-wing Blackbird, 50; Meadow Lark, 50; Baltimore Oriole, 6; 

 Bronzed Crackle, 50; Goldfinch, 4; Vesper Sparrow, 6; Grasshop- 

 per Sparrow, 6; Field Sparrow, 1; Song Sparrow, 20; Lincoln's 

 Sparrow, 2; Swamp Sparrow, 2; Cardinal, 2; Rose-breasted Gros- 

 beak, 4; Indigo Bunting, 2; Dickcissel, 8; Scarlet Tanager, 2; 

 Purple Martin, 20; Bam Swallow, 7; Cedar Waxwing, 50; Red- 

 eyed Vireo, 20; Warbling Vireo, 1; Black and White Warbler, 1; 

 Yellow Warbler, 4; Black-throated Blue Warbler, 1; Magnolia 

 Warbler, 12; Chestnut-sided Warbler, 2; Bay-breasted Warbler, 8; 

 Black-poll Warbler, 24; Black- throated Green Warbler, 1; Oven 

 Bird, 2; Water Thrush, 2; Connecticut Warbler, 2; Mourning War- 

 bler, 4; Northern Yellow-throat, 10; Wilson's Warbler, 4; Canada 

 Warbler, 6; Redstart, 15; Catbird, 16; Brown Thrush, 2; House 

 Wren, 15; Short-billed Marsh Wren, 10; Long-billed Marsh Wren, 

 18; Wood Thrush, 4; Veery, 2; Gray-cheeked Thrush, 1; Olive- 

 backed Thrush, 8; Robin, 50; Blue Bird, 8. 86 species, 777 indi- 

 viduals. 



Mrs. C. E. Raymond. 



