Michigan Ornithological Club 51 



GENERAL NOTES. 



We are pleased to welcome to our membership roll no less an ornitholo- 

 gist than Otto Widman, of Old Orchard, Mo. Air. Widman spent from July 

 9-23, 1901, at Wequetonsing, Emmet County, Mich., during which time he 

 made observations on the birds of that vicinity, the results of which were 

 published in the "Auk" Vol. XIX. No. 3. 



Dr. P. E. Moody, Mr. Bert Stowell and A. W. Blain, Jr., spent a pleasant 

 week among the birds of northern Oakland County. Starting on May 21st 

 with horse, wagon and boat, they traveled many miles, working the lakes, 

 woods and fields in quest of bird-notes and specimens. The trip may prove 

 the nucleus of a future paper. 



Mr. J. J. Ricks completed his post-graduate course at the U. of M. June, 

 1903. He is to accept a position with the legal department of the Illinois 

 Central at Chicago. 



Prof. Chas. C. Adams is to give two courses in zoology at the Uni- 

 versity of Michigan Summer School. 



Maj. A. H. Boies (Engineer Corps U. S. A.) of Hudson, Mich., one of 

 the oldest ornithologists of the state, is situated temporarily at Amherstburg, 

 Ontario. He reports little time for bird study at present, but expects to send 

 in notes of interest in the near future. 



Mr. Chas. F. Freiburger, Jr., is sailing on the U. S. Lighthouse tender 

 "Marigold" among the islands of Lake Superior. We presume he shall 

 find much of interest in the bird line, especially with the Gulls and Tertis 

 which nest so abundantly on some of the islands. 



We are sorry to learn of the recent sale of the Oological collection of 

 Mr. Wm. A. Davison, of Detroit, to E. H. Short, of Rochester, N. Y. It is 

 to be regretted that this fine collection could not have been procured by 

 some museum in the state rather than to have had it pass into the hands 

 of a dealer. 



Among other interesting articles in the "Wilson Bulletin" for March is one 

 by Mr. B. H. Swales entitled "Notes on the Winter Birds of Wayne County, 

 Mich." The Wilson Ornithological Chapter of the Agassiz Association, by 

 which the "Wilson Bulletin" has been published, has changed its name to - the 

 Wilson Ornithological Club. 



From a recent letter from a former editor of this journal we quote as 

 follows: I am just sitting up again from an attack of pneumonia and have 

 missed all the wonted pleasure I have, had with the birds. My physician 

 tells me I must go west at once, and I expect to start soon for Casm ; opolis, 

 Washington. I will take Coues and Ridgway and other friends among the 

 books and study the birds there if I am able. 



Yours fraternally, 



Manchester, Mich. L. Whitney Watkins. 



Mr. Norman A. Wood, of the U. of M. Museum, will leave June 29 for 

 Oscoda County in search of the Kirtland's Warbler. 



