Nebraska Ornithologists' Union 97 



R. Button, I of Fremont; Miss Laura M. Evans, of Blue Springs. 

 Adjournment at 10:30 p. m. 



On Saturday, May 6, the fourteenth annual field day of the 

 N. 0. U. was held in the Fontenelle Forest near Child's Point, 

 south of Omaha. This excursion was participated in by about 

 seventy persons, including the members of the N. 0. U. and Ne- 

 braska Audubon Society and their guests. Starts were made by 

 two principal groups of observers at 7:00 and 8:00 a. m., each of 

 these groups subdividing into smaller parties oif about a dozen 

 each, and all of the parties meeting for a picnic dinner at "Coffin 

 Springs" at 1:00 p. m. The total list of the day included seventy- 

 five birds, as follows: 



Bluebird, Robin, Olive-backed Thrush, Gray-cheeked Thrush, 

 Willow Thrush, Wood Thrush, Blue-gray Gnatcatcher, Long-tailed 

 Chickadee, White-breasted Nuthatch, Western House Wren, Caro- 

 lina Wren, Brown Thrasher, Catbird, Redstart, Yellow-breasted 

 Chat, Maryland Yellow-throat, Ovenbird, Cerulean Warbler, Myr- 

 tle Warbler, Yellow Warbler, Tennessee Warbler, Orange-crowned 

 Warbler, Bell's Vireo, White-eyed Vireo, Yellow-throated Vireo, 

 Warbling Vireo, Red-eyed Vireo, Bank Swallow, Tree Swallow, 

 Bam Swallow, Purple Martin, Scarlet Tanager, Dickcissel, Indigo 

 Bunting, Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Cardinal, Towhee, Lincoln's 

 Sparrow, Field Sparrow, Clay-colored Sparrow, Chipping Sparrow, 

 Harris' Sparrow, Lark Sparrow, Western Henslow's Sparrow, 

 Goldfinch, Bronzed Grackle, Baltimore Oriole, Orchard Oriole, 

 Western Meadowlark, Red-winged Blackbird, Yellow-headed Black- 

 bird, Cowbird, Crow, Blue Jay, Prairie Homed Lark, Least Fly- 

 catcher, Phoebe, Great-crested Flycatcher, Arkansas Kingbird, King- 

 bird, Ruby-throated Hummingbird, Chimney Swift, Northern 

 Flicker, Red-bellied Woodpecker, Red-headed Woodpecker, North- 

 ern Downy Woodpecker, Hairy Woodpecker, Belted Kingfisher, 

 Barred Owl, Bam Owl, Broad-winged Hawk, Sharp-shinned Hawk, 

 Western Mourning Dove, Solitary Sandpiper, and Blue-winged Teal. 

 Nests were also found of the Robin, Western Field Sparrow, Crow, 

 and Phoebe. 



Report of Treasurer, 1915-1916. 



Receipts. 



Cash on hand. May 7, 1915 | 95.43 



Annual dues collected 114.00 



Sale of Checklists 5.28 



$214.71 



