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409. Red-bellied Woodpecker. Rare 

 summer resident. Observed May 

 8 and 17. 



412. Flicker. Common summer resi- 498. 

 dent. 



417. Whip-poor-will. Heard frequent- 

 ly throughout our stay; espe- 501. 

 cially in May. 



420. Nighthawk. Became common 506. 

 the latter part of May. A large 

 company observed skimming 507. 

 over a meadow, May 22. Not 

 teen after June 12. 



423. Chimney Swift. Rather common 511b. 

 throughout our stay. 



428. Ruby - throated Hummingbird. 529. 

 Only five observed. Three of 

 them on May 23. 



444. Kingbird. Several observed in 



May. Not seen after June 13. 546. 



452. Crested Flycatcher. Moderate- 

 ly common. Young in nest June 552. 

 28. 



456. Phoebe. Common summer resi- 

 dent, nesting in various places 

 about the vacant cottage of 

 Chautauqua grounds. 554. 



459. Olive-sided Flycatcher. One in- 

 dividual was recorded on May 

 19. 558. 



461. Wood Pewee. Rather commonly 

 distributed through the woods. 

 On June 13, a nest was found 560. 

 in process oi construction. 



463. Yellow-bellied Flycatcher. One 

 was seen on May 20. 



465. Acadian Flycatcher. Observed 

 on May 22, 23, and 24. (Several 

 seen on May 23). 



467. Least Flycatcher. Heard on sev- 563. 

 eral days in May. Three ob- 

 served on May 16. 



477. Blue Jay. Common. Nest with 



two egg:', May 7". 581. 



488. Crow. Moderately common. 

 Young on the wing June 11. 



495. Cowbird. Moderately common. 587. 

 Eggs were found in nests of the 

 following species: Field Spar- 



row, Song Sparrow, Cardinal, 

 Maryland Yellowthroat, Yellow 

 Warbler and Bell's Vireo. 

 Red-winged Blackbird. A small 

 colony nesting in a little marshy 

 pond at the edge of a wood. 

 Meadowlark. Several seen or 

 heard every day. 

 Orchard Oriole. Rare. One bird 

 observed May 10. 

 Baltimore Oriole. Moderately 

 common. Observed nearly every 

 day. 



Bronzed Grackle. Frequently 

 observed but not very common. 

 Goldfinch. Moderately common 

 throughout the season. Was 

 recorded as abundant on May 

 15. 



Grasshopper Sparrow. Song- 

 heard in a hay field, May 23. 

 Lark Sparrow. This bird was 

 not noted until June 5, when a 

 family of young, just out of nest, 

 were accompanied by their par- 

 ents. 



White-crowned Sparrow. Ob- 

 served on May 8, 11, and 17; 

 seven birds in all. 

 White-throated Sparrow. Mod- 

 erately common until May 12. 

 Last seen on May 16. 

 Chipping Sparrow. One ob- 

 served on May 8. This species, 

 once common in central Illi- 

 nois, disappeared almost entire- 

 ly for a number of years, but 

 seems to be re-establishing it- 

 self. 



Field Sparrow. A common bird 

 in the open places. Eggs were 

 found May 10, 13, and June 13. 

 Young on the wing May 23. 

 Song Sparrow. Frequently ob- 

 served but could hardly be rated 

 as common. . 



Towee. Rather common in the 

 brushy woods. Young on the 

 wing June 11. 



