SPRING MIGHAT-ON NOTES OF THE CHICAGO AREA (11 
1913 1914 1915 1916 1917 1918 1919 192(. 
i^nq Rii«tv Blackbird Buphagus carolinus 
509, ,,^^ 27 Mar, 25 Mar, 10 Mar, 17 Mar. 16 Mar. 14 
Common migrant; uncommon winter visitanL 
511b. Bronzed GracMe Qniscalus quiscnla eeneus 
Mar. 14 Mar. 14 Jan. 1 Mar. 13 Mar. ID Mar. 5 Mar. 13 Mar. 1 4 
Abxiiidaiit summer resident; only two winter records. 
517 Purple Fincb Carpcdacus purpurcus purpureas 
Mar. 29 Mar 2 Apr. 8 Apr. 14 ^ Jan. 1 May 25 Apr. 1/ 
Bather common migrant; a few winter. 
521. Crossbili I.oxia curvirostra minor 
Feb. 18 - - 
Very uncommon 'and'irreguTa"r winter residant.sometimes remains till June 
528. Bedpoll AcantVis linaria linaria 
Jan. 29 Feb. 13 Feb. 18 - Mar, 6 
Common but irregular winter resident. 
52 9 Goldfinch Astrag'alinus tristis tristis 
May 2 Ja^.l6 Feb, 20 Mar. 29 Mar. 24 May 11 Apr. 26 Mar. 29 
Common permanent resident. 
5 3 3, PineSisMn SpinuB pinus 
Apr. 29 May 4 Apr. 1 May y 
Fairly common winter visitant, most common during May. 
534. Snowflake Plectrophenax niyalis nivalis 
Feb. 2 2 
Irregular winter visitant. 
53 6 Lapland Longspur Calcarius lapponicus lapponicus 
Mar. 1 Jan. 3 Jan. 1 Mar. 2 4 Feb. 24 - 
Common winter visitant. 
537. Smith's Longspur Calcarius pictus 
Apr. 19 ^ ^ ■■ - 
Bare and very irregular migrant. 
*** English Sparrow Passer hostilis 
Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jam 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 Jan. 1 
Very abundant permanent resident. 
540 Vesper Sparrow Pooecetes gramineus gramineus 
Apr. 5 Apr. 9 Apr. 5 Apr. 1 Mar. 25 Apr. 13 Apr. 19 Mar. 28 
Fairly common summer resident. 
542a. Savanna Sparrow Passerculus sandwlchensis savanna 
Apr. 20 Mar. 29 Apr. 6 Mar. 19 Apr. 11 May 3 Apr. 24 
Common migrant; a few breed. 
546. Grasshopper Sparrow Ammodramus savannarum australis 
Apr. 28 Apr. 15 Apr. 13 Apr. 26 Apr. 25 Apr. 19 Mar. 28 
Common summer resident. 
547. Henslow's Sparrow Passerherbulus henslowi henslowi 
Apr. 22 Apr. 18 Apr. 18 Apr. 17 Apr. 18 ............... Apr. 19 May 10 
Uncommon summer resident. . 
