Random Notes from Arkansas 
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21. Hooded Warbler {Wilsonia citrina) . 
V ery common summer resident, arriving occasionally as early 
as March 29. The latest record is September 10, 1900. The 
Hooded Warbler is a common breeder. 
22. Kedstart {^etoplmga ruticilla) . 
An abundant migrant, especially from mid-summer to late 
fall. The earliest record is March 24, 1911, and the latest spring 
record is May 22, 1909. July 18, 1908, and October 21, 1920, are 
the earliest and latest records, respectively, for the fall mi- 
gration. 
Summerton, S. C. 
RANDOM NOTES FROM ARKANSAS. 
H. E. AVHEELER, CONWAY, ARK. 
The following observations on certain birds of this state are 
given chiefly for their interest from a distributional standpoint. 
The several references made to the observations of Mr. Arthur 
H. Howell are taken from his list of the Birds of Arkansas, pub- 
lished by The Biological Survey in 1911. 
Blue Goose {Gheyii ca’rulescens) 
A crippled specimen of this species dropped into a small 
artificial lake near Conway, in Fanlkner Connt}^, early in the 
spring of 1922 and at this Avriting (September 25th) Avas still 
making liimself at home among a flock of domestic ducks. This 
species is neAV to Mr. Howell’s list. 
Greater Yelloav-legs { Totanus rnelanoleucus) 
One bird of tliis species Avas observed for a day or tAvo during 
the middle of May (1922) in tlie same pond as above noted. On 
May 29 this pond attracted a belated visitor in the shape of a 
Lesser Scaup Duck. 
Turkey Vulture [Cathartes aura septentrionalis) 
A set of two badly incubated eggs was collected from a cliff 
on the Arkansas River in Fanlkner County on June 5th, 1922. 
Here this pair of vultures lias nested for many years thongli 
subject to frequent molestation. When exploring the cliffs of 
Frog Bayou in Crawford County I learned that formerly hun- 
dreds of pairs of buzzards ” had formerly nested there, but that 
a bitter and persistent prejudice on the part of a feAv individuals 
