BIRD RECORDS FOR THE SEASON 1919-1920 IN THE 
VICINITY OF IOWA CITY 
DAYTON STONER 
Although the present report is based on notes and observations 
made, for the most part, in the vicinity of Iowa City, a few 
records are included from points some distance away. The 
records herein given cover the time between May 1, 1919, and 
March 10, 1920. 
This paper does not purport to contain a complete list of the 
birds seen during this period but is a composite one made up 
largely of the more unusual findings of the season which have 
come to the writer’s attention along with some notes on several 
of the more common species of the region. It is intended to 
supplement the information on migration and distribution which 
is already available and will, it is hoped, stimulate further local 
observations and studies in this branch of natural history. 
Most of the observations have been made by the writer but 
acknowledgement is given in the proper places for whatever ad- 
ditional information has been furnished. 
Among the more unusual and interesting records here reported 
are those of the Long-billed Dowitcher and Clarke’s Nutcracker 
and the occurrence in winter of the Sparrow Hawk, Northern 
Flicker and Towhee. 
Two important points with reference to bird distribution re- 
ceive further corroborative evidence from the observations herein 
recorded: (1) The eastward dispersal of some of the typically 
western forms is further demonstrated ; such an extension of 
range is to be noted also in other groups of animals of our state. 
(2) In spite of the fact that the past winter has been long and 
severe, some species not usually with us during the cold months 
chose to remain over. While the temperature has been extremely 
low but once, and below zero a comparatively few times, the 
local weather records show that between November 23, 1919, and 
February 20, 1920, not a 24-hour period passed when the mercury 
did not go as low as 32° Fahr. Usually at least one general 
thaw occurs during the winter. On February 8, 1920, the mini- 
