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that this species usually moves in flocks, seldom leaving indi- 
viduals behind. 
The fact that the Brown Creeper was seen only twice in 
October and four times in November leads me to think that 
this species is not abundant here. If this is not the case, like 
the scarcity of the Chickadee, 4 am unable to account for the 
Creeper's rarity in this localit 
During October the White.throated Sparrow was abund- 
ant as the Snowbird, but not so widely distributed as the lat- 
ter species. The former shows a preference for swampy land. 
The Golden-crowned Kinglet was both abundant and widely 
distributed. The writer thinks the Bobwhite is now a rare 
bird in St. Joseph County. It was found by him only on one 
day, in October, since March 1, 1909. 
In November the appearance only on one day of the Cardi- 
nal, Northern Shrike, Hairy Woodpecker, Belted Kingfisher, 
Mourning Dove and Towhee was due to the fact that these 
were migrating birds. 
OCTOBER. 
Bird seen every day: Blue Jay. 
Birds not seen on any day: Purple Finch, Ruby-crowned 
Kinglet. 
Birds seen every day except on dates after their names: 
Snowbird, 22. Golden-crowned Kinglet, 28, 
Myrtle Warbler, 10; 11; 26, 27, 29, 30, 31. 
28,29. 3 dne * Crow, 15, 21, 27, 30. 
Goldfinch, Song Sparrow, 29. 
Chipping do 11, 12, 14, White-throated es 5, 
15, 11, 20, 25, 21, 29, 30, 31. 2b 271 28, 29. 
Birds seen on dates after their names: 
Brown Creeper, 6, 16. Bluebird, 1, 2, 4, 6, 14, 15, 16, 
Yellow Palm Warbler, 14. 8, 0. 
Chickadee, 24, 25, 29. Co wbird, 4, 6, 15, 16. 
Downy Woodpecker, 11, 12, Brown Thrasher, 4, 6, 6, 9, 10, 
17, 18, 19, 22, 23, 25, 26. 11. 
Killdeer, 3, 5, 7, 8, 9, 16, 28 imn Wren, 6, 7, 15. 
fo 31. owhee, 9, 15, 17 to 27. 
Yellow-billed Cuckoo, 6. Nighthawk, 13. 
Flicker, 1, 2, 5, 9, 14, 15, 28. | Bobwhite, 24. 
Field Sparrow, 1, 8. White-crowned Sparrow, 1 to 
White-b eased Nuthatch, 2, 4, 6, 16, 18. 
-A to 8, 12, 15 to 20, 22, 29. Hermit Thrush, 2, 6, 7, 12 to 
Chimney Swift, 2, 3- 16, 18, 20, 21. 
