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campus. On the first a part is almost as wild as any woods. 

 There is in it a perfect tangle of willow trees, Osage orange 

 hedge, and grape-vines. Through this Plum Creek flows. 

 Next to this section is an orchard, and beyond the latter the 

 station and reservoir of the city waterworks. Upon the 

 reservoir I recorded nineteen species of water and shore 

 birds alone during the spring. Many of these were rare, 

 and to find them here in town is the more remarkable. 

 There are dwellings, too, all along one side of the block. 



The campus seems to be a favorite place for the birds and 

 especially for the warblers. On May 18, when the warbler 

 migration was at its height, I found thirteen species in the 

 grove, back of the college chapel, which is not more than a 

 hundred feet square. Besides the warblers there were at 

 least twenty-five to thirty other species present. I have 

 watched the campus for several years, and it seems as if 

 more species were coming there each year. Two, at least, 

 have come this year that have not been recorded there be- 

 fore, the Red-shouldered Hawk and the Indigo Bunting. 

 The latter has been seen along the streets leading up to the 

 campus from the south, but never before on the campus it- 

 self. 



So much for the field. The season was remarkable for 

 its long continued cold weather. January opened up cold, 

 but a warm wave came on the 7th which continued until the 

 28th, except for one cold snap on the 19th. The prevailing 

 winds were northerly for the first few days, but from the 10th 

 to the first of March they were almost uniformly from the 

 west. There was no movement of birds whatever in Janu- 

 ary. 



February was remarkable for its long and steady cold. 

 There were but four clear days in the month. I examined 

 the thermometer regularly at breakfast time, and on only 

 seven days was the temperature above 20 Fahrenheit. The 

 ground was covered with snow the whole month. But one 

 species arrived during this time. On the 16th the tempera- 

 ture was 25 , also on the 17th ; on the 18th, 32 . Blue- 



