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THE OOLOGiST 



thought, an American Bittern. This 

 bird usually leaves Missouri in Oc- 

 tober. It has seemed to me fairly 

 common here for the last three sea- 

 sons. 



Last winter was rather open and I 

 made several interesting notes then. 

 For example, I startled a Mockingbird 

 from a brush pile on January 22, 1921, 

 a very cold day. On the same day I 

 ■saw a Marsh Hawk flying low over a 

 creek bed On January 13, previous 

 to that, I had seen a Marsh Hawk — 

 probably the same individual — and a 

 flock of Bronzed Grackles. It is very 

 unusual for any of these species to 

 winter north of the Missouri River, or 

 even to occur there in winter. L.ast 

 winter was also unusual for the great 

 number of rough-legged hawks. I 

 made hardly a trip without seeing at 

 least one of these. The past fall has 

 shown me more Sharp-shinned Hawks 

 than I have ever seen before. It is 

 interesting how the relative abund- 

 ance of species continually fluctuates. 

 Like many other ornithologists I am 

 looking forward eagerly to the spring 

 season. 



Gordon Alexander, 

 Fayette, Missouri. 



OUT OF ITS RANGE 



One day, while on a hunting trip 

 in the Antelope Mountains, in the 

 east central part of Idaho, during the 

 latter part of August, I chanced upon 

 a small bird in some willows close by 

 a creek. It was on the top-most limb 

 and from its posture I knew it was 

 some kind of a flycatcher. 



It was too wary to be identified in 

 life. I had no glasses, so I took the 

 specimen. It proved, upon identifica- 

 tion, to be a Least Flycatcher. 



There were several other birds of 

 the same specie, in what was evi- 

 dently a migrating flock as it was 

 too late for them to be nesting. 



This surprised me as the bird was 

 far out of its range. The westward 

 boundary being eastern Wyoming, as 

 far as I can find out with the material 

 I have on liand. 



Can you tell me whether it has ever 

 been observed this far west of its sup- 

 posed range? (Yes, but very seldom. 

 R. M B.) 



W. B. Davis, 

 Rupert, Idaho. 



A. M. EDDY 



Mr. A. M. Eddy, who printed The 

 Oologist, beginning with the first 

 issue down to the time tlaat he turned 

 the business over to his son, under the 

 name of The Eddy Printing Company, 

 died at his home in Albion, New York, 

 on the 11th day of September, 1921 



Our first acquaintance with Mr. 

 Eddy was in 1909, at the time we pur- 

 chased The Oologist, and we have 

 known him long and well by corres- 

 pondence since that time, though 

 never having met him personally. 

 During this long period of time it was 

 a privilege and a pleasure to transact 

 business with a gentleman of his kind. 

 He impressed us as straight forward, 

 sincere and in every respect, a real 

 man. 



Mr. Eddy at all times had a personal 

 interest in the well-fare of The 

 Oologist. He seemed attached to the 

 little publication, and more than once 

 called our attention to the fact that he 

 printed the first and every succeeding 

 number. It is with regret that we 

 have been compelled to cease business 

 transactions with him. At the same 

 time it is our hope and belief that his 

 son will prove a worthy successor to 

 the father. 



The lateness of this announcement 

 is due to the fact that a similar note 

 was prepared, printed and in some 

 manner lost. 



R. M. Barnes. 



