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dee" were not heard. But once I 

 heard a "phe-be," another note of the 

 chickadee. 



CALIFORNIA WREN. Common. 

 They often flew out of the underbrush 

 as I walked along, and they were 

 sometimes seen hopping along rails. 



HERMIT THRUSH. I saw one in 

 the woods along the river. 



AMERICAN ROBIN. I saw a fe- 

 male in the woods along the river. 

 Later on I saw another, which I be- 

 lieve was a different one as its breast 

 appeared to be brighter. 



Arthur Farquhar, 



York, Pa. 



Dates of the Arrival of Birds In and 



About Red Lake Falls, Minn., as 

 Seen by L. E. Healy, in 1917. 



June 6. Arkansas Kingbird. 



Mar. 30. Blue Bird, mostly trans. 



Apr. 8. Brown Creeper, Trans. 



April 23. Black Bird, Red-winged. 



Apr. 24. Bronzed Grackle. 



May 6. Bank Swallow. 



May 20. Black and White Warbler, 

 trans. 



May 18. Bittern, (American). 



May 21. Bay Breasted Warbler, 

 trans. 



Mar. 20. Crow. 



April 29. Cormorant, trans. 



May 10. Cowbird. 



May 17. Catbird. 



May 18. Chebec. 



May 20. Chestnut-sided Warbler, 

 trans. 



June 8. Cedar Waxwing. 



May 19. Eve Swallow (Cliff). 



Apr. 11. Flicker. 



Apr. 21. Fox Sparrow, trans. 



Feb. 25. Grosbeak (Pine), trans. 



Mar. 21. Grosbeak, Evening, trans. 



May 14. Grasshopper Sparrow. 



May 14. Grosbeak (Rose-breasted) 



May 23. Goldfinch. 



Mar. 31. Hawks, two pair flying. 



Apr. 6. Sparrow Hawk. 



Apr. 5. Marsh Hawk. 



Apr. 13. Cooper Hawk. 



Mar 21. Prairie Horned Lark. 



Apr. 1. Junco Slate-colored, trans. 



Apr. 4. Kildeer. 



Apr. 16. Kingfisher. 



May 16. Kingbird. 



Apr. 29. Loon. 



Apr. 4. Meadowlark. 



Apr. 22. Myrtle Warbler, trans. 



Apr. 30. Morning Dove. 



May 17. Purple Martin. 



May 27. Night Hawk. 



May 14. Oriole (Baltimore). 



May 20. Oven Bird, trans. 



April 21. Purple Finch, trans. 



May 13. Chimney Swift. 



Apr. 4. Robin. 



Apr. 24. Ruby Crowned Kinglet, 

 trans. 



May 22. Red Start, trans. 



Mar. 21. Shrike, Great Northern. 



Apr. 4. Phoebe. 



Apr. 7. Song-Sparrow. 



Apr. 8. Chipping Sparrow. 



Apr. 24. Sap Sucker (Yellow 

 Billed. 



Apr. 29. Lincoln Sparrow (?). 



May 11. Lark Sparrow. 



May 8. Shrike, (Logger-headed. 



May 10. Sand piper (Spotted). 



June 3. Scarlet Tanager. 



May 20. Towhee. 



May 17. Upland Plover. 



May 11. Vesper Sparrow. 



Apr. 22. White Throated Sparrow. 



May 14. Wren (House). 



May 18. Warbling Vireo. 



May 20. Wilson Thrush. 



May 8. Yellow Legs (Greater). 



May 15. Yellow Summer Bird. 



Cedar Sawdust for Lining Trays 



Having tried pink cotton, ground 

 cork and nearly every other recom- 

 mended material for lining egg trays, 

 and still being dissatisfied, I finally 

 found what I believe to be an ideal 



