72 The Wilson Bulletin. 



THE WILSON BULLETIN. 



A Quarterly Magazine Devoted to the Study of Living Birds. 

 Official Organ of the Wilson Ornithological Chapter of the Agassiz 

 Association. 



Edited by LYNDS JONES. 



Published by the Chapter at Oberlin, Ohio. 



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EDITORIAL. 



The editor received a very pleasant call from our fellow-member, 

 Benj. T. Gault, of Glen Ellyn, 111., on May 7th. His arrival was 

 just in time for the annual "All Day with the Birds," in company 

 with Rev. W. L. Dawson, and the reader can imagine how the 

 day was spent when three such bird lovers were together. In the 

 next number of The Bulletin there will be an account of the 

 day's doings. 



The northern Ohio warbler migrations have been unprecedented 

 in the numbers of individuals which have visited the region, and 

 in the length of the visits paid by each. There can be no doubt 

 that the weather was the chief factor in this visitation. The last 

 days of April were not favorable to much movement, but the first 

 eight days of May proved almost everything desired for the mov- 

 ing birds. Just when the warbler wave was at its height the north 

 gave us cold, wet weather, with northerly winds, which continued 

 until the 17th almost without a shade of relief. Nothing seemed to 

 dare the northward journey during these days. Their numbers may 

 be guessed from the record of 22 species on May 7th. 



We believe that many persons would be interested both in our 

 organization and in our Bulletin if their attention were called 

 to them. The editor will be glad to furnish sample copies of the 

 Bulletin and send printed matter to all whose names and ad- 

 dresses may reach him. We should have a hundred active mem- 

 bers, at least, and an unlimited number of associate members, 

 representative of the whole country, in order to do the work which 

 we want to do. A personal campaign in the interest of the Chap- 

 ter and Bulletin by every present member would result in great 

 benefit to all in the matter of increased facility for good work, 

 and in the possibility for improvements in the Bulletin. Shall 

 we not all work to this end? 



