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lay motionless across a clump of old reeds, ete., thereby ren- 
dering itself nearly invisible. Here are also the homes of 
Rallus elegans, virginianus, and the Sora, as well as hordes 
of Redwings, Long-billed and Short-billed Marsh Wrens. and 
Swamp Sparrows. Several times I also flushed a Short-eared 
Owl. But these wet places contain rarer things than all these. 
March 28 I took a Henslow’s Sparrow, and August 31 a Nel- 
son’s in one of them. Numerous springy places in pastures or 
near the sloughs harbor many Wilson’s Snipes, Pectoral and 
Red-backed Sandpipers in migration, and a few Kildeer all 
summer. Rarities for this country that I saw here, were a Wil- 
son’s Phalarope (Steganopus tricolor) on May 12, a Black 
Tern on July 20, and near by a flock of about fifteen Golden 
Plover on May 10. It is surprising how late and how early 
Greater Yellow-legs are here: the last were here May 23, 
and the first I noticed already July 19. 
When an ornithologist goes to another place to stay tem- 
porarily or permanently, he always looks forward with keen 
expectation and pleasant anticipation, to find out what species 
of birds, hitherto not seen in the flesh, the new places will 
bring him. So it was in my case. Naturally northern On- 
tario is a more interesting place, both scenically and biologic- 
ally, than Du Page County, Illinois. And some birds I ex- 
pected to see here without going far, did not materialize till 
now, eg. the Yellow-headed Blackbird, Dickcissel, Tufted 
Titmouse. Bob-white, Cardinal, Chat, Bank Swallow, ete. 
Even the Wood Thrush is rare here in summer; also the 
Whippoorwill and the Rose-breasted Grosbeak. But. still 
there are surprises awaiting one, at least during migration, 
and mainly in the large woods, with its mysterious little 
sloughs. A rarity in most places was here in surprising num- 
bers last spring, namely the Gray-cheeked Thrush. May 24, 
T must have seen at least 200. There was a noticeable dispar- 
ity in size, (oo, among them ( Bicknell’s ?)—. I also took Ten- 
nessee, Cerulean, Connecticut, Blue-winged, Palm, and other 
