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THE OOLOGIST 



An Anotated List of Birds Observed 132 

 From May to July in Central 

 Logan County, Illinois. 

 By Alexander D. Du Bois 



Although the period of these obser- 201. 

 vations was limited to a single season 

 and the area covered was very small, 

 it is hoped that the list here present- 256 

 ed may be of some interest to students 

 of bird distribution in Illinois. The 

 observations were begun on the 263. 

 seventh of May and terminated on the 

 26th of July, 1913. During that per- 

 iod the writer chanced to be located 273. 

 on the grounds of the Lincoln Chau- 

 tauqua Association, about two miles 

 from the business district of Lincoln, 

 the county seat of Logan County, Illi- 289. 

 nois. These grounds embrace a grove 

 of several varieties of oak and other 

 deciduous trees. In this grove are 

 numerous cottages; deserted at this 316. 

 time of year. The surrounding coun- 

 try is the usual Illinois farm land. On 

 the southern border of the grounds is 332. 

 Salt Creek, and a low stretch of land 

 in that vicinity contains a small pond 337. 

 with surrounding thickets. 



The writer was in the field a portion 

 of almost every day, and daily lists 360. 

 were kept of all birds observed. In- 

 cluding the hedge-rows, fields, woods 368. 

 and creek bottoms of the surrounding 

 farms, which were occasionally visited 

 a circle of one mile radius would fairly 373. 

 represent the area under considera- 

 tion. The most interesting feature of 387. 

 the list, perhaps, is the migration 

 wave of warblers which came to tarry 

 for a short time in the grove of hard- 388. 

 woods. They arrived in force on the 

 night of the eighth of May, and were 390. 

 all about us when we awoke on the 

 morning of the ninth. 393. 



Scientific names have been omitted, 

 but the numbers and common names 394c. 

 here given, conform strictly to the 

 nomenclature of the 1910 Check List 

 of the American Ornithologists' 406. 

 Union: 



Mallard. One duck of this spe- 

 cies was flushed on May 11th 

 from a little marsh at edge of 

 woods. 



Green Heron. First observed 

 May 16th. Afterward seen oc- 

 casionally along the creek. 

 Solitary Sandpiper. Observed 

 May 18 and 23, in a boggy mea- 

 dow bordered by woods. 

 Spotter Sandpiper. One or two 

 may be seen almost any day, 

 along the creek. 



Killdeer. Observed only on four 

 occasions. A family of six were 

 seen flying together over a flat, 

 on the 20th of June. 

 Bob-white. Moderately common 

 summer resident. A nest was 

 found containing 16 eggs on 

 June 14th. 



Mourning Dove. Moderately 

 common summer resident. Eggs 

 found May 10. 



Sharp-shinned Hawk. Two ob- 

 served July 11. 



Red-tailed Hawk. Only two 

 Red-tails were seen during our 

 stay. 



Sparrow Hawk. Observed on 

 three occasions. 



Barred Owl. Frequently heard 

 at night and one well observed 

 by daylight. 



Screech Owl. Not common. 

 Heard several times in June. 

 Yellow-billed Cuckoo. Rather 

 uncommon. A nest with three 

 eggs was found June 20. 

 Black-billed Cuckoo. Observed 

 several times in May. 

 Belted Kingfisher. A pair fre- 

 quented the creek here. 

 Hairy Woodpecker. Rather rare. 

 Only three birds observed. 

 Downy Woodpecker. Not as 

 common as might be expected. 

 Young on the wing June 11. 

 Red-headed Woodpecker. Very 

 common summer resident. 



