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and came close to camp; probably bred 

 there. 



24. Vesper Sparrow. Common in the 

 slashings. 



25. White-throated Sparrow. These 

 birds were migrating and large flocks 

 were seen every day. 



26. Junco. Also very common about 

 brush piles. 



27. Towhee. Seemed to be fairly 

 common. 



28. Rose-breasted Grosbeak 



29. Scarlet Tanager. Fairly common 

 about the edge of the woods. I saw 

 many interesting phases of the plum- 

 age change in the Tanagers. 



30. Cedar Waxwing. Large flocks 

 seen about the lake. 



31. Red-eyed Vireo. Frequently 

 heard singing in the woods during the 

 first part of my stay. 



32. Black and White Warbler. Rather 

 common about the edge of the woods. 



33. Golden-winged Warbler. Only 

 one seen. 



34. Northern Parula Warbler. Small 

 flock seen. 



35. Black-throated Blue Warbler. 



36. Black-throated Green Warbler. 

 The later very common and in ea'ch 

 flock a few Black-throated Blues. 



37. Palm Warbler. 



38. Redstart. A few of each seen. 



39. Catbird. Some noted in the 

 clearings. 



40. Winter Wren. A few seen in the 

 woods 



41. Brown Creeper. Common in the 

 open woods. 



42. White-breasted Nuthatch. Com- 

 mon about the edge of the woods. 



43. Chickadee. Very common. 



44. Golden-crowned Kinglet. Only 

 a few seen. 



45 Bluebird. A few noted flying 

 over. 



46 Robin Common everywhere. 



A number of other birds were seen 

 but did not properly identify them. 

 Some ducks seen on the lake may 



have been Mergansers. 



The picture shows two limbs which 

 rubbing against each other, had grown 

 together and their ends rotting off, 

 form a circle. 



Colin Campbell Sanborn. 



Chicago, 111. 



ORNITHOLOGICAL QUESTIONS 



What is an oologist? 



Who was the flrst oologist? 



Do Vultures ca'rry disease? 



Can Owls see in daylight? 



Does vibration affect birds' eggs? 



Do Kingflshers eat Salamanders? 



Does the Osprey ever take dead fish? 



Why does the Crow fly in a straight 

 line? 



How many eggs constitute a set of 

 the Cowbird? 



Are there any Labrador Duck's eggs 

 in existence? 



How many birds are named after 

 States? Cities? 



Do egg-collectors destroy more birds 

 than cats? 



What a wondrous bill has the Peli- 

 can. Why? 



What is the average length of a 

 Kingfisher's burrow? 



Why does the Chippy line its nest 

 with horsehairs? 



Can the Crow (or any other passer- 

 ine bird) be taught to talk? 



Why are the Bobolinks called Reed 

 and Rice-birds? 



What specie of birds sing (not 

 call out) at night? 



Does the Whip-poor-will ever fly 

 about during daylight? 



Does the Pileated Woodpecker ever 

 lay more than four eggs? 



Does the Blackburnian Warbler ever 

 nest in deciduous trees? 



Do birds shun pestilent places or lo- 

 calities affected with plagues? 



How many Great Auk's eggs are 

 there known to science? 



When and where was the la'st Heath 

 Hen killed in the Middle Atlantic 

 States? 



