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Wood Pewee. Myiochanes virens (Linn.). 
Quite common around the outskirts of Kenton and throughout 
the forest regions. Karely seen in the open, the pewee is often 
heard singing to itself in the heart of the woods where, in fact, 
it is one of the characteristic birds. Kemains of what the writer 
has no doubt was a Pewee’s nest was found in a Norway pine 
near Lake 16. 
Least Flycatcher. Empidonax minimus (W. M. and S. ^F. 
Baird). 
This species would have been overlooked had it not begun to 
call its ‘‘chebeck’’ note just when it did, as only one bird was 
found, and that in the deepest pine woods around Lake 33. 
Prairie Horned Lark. Otocoris alpestris praticola Henshav/. 
None were seen, but Blackwelder found it in the southeast 
part of the county: ‘‘Evidently an immigrant from the south. 
A few were seen on the barren burned plains, but favorable lo¬ 
calities are still few, and must have been quite lacking a genera¬ 
tion ago’\ 
Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata cristata (Linn). 
A common bird in nearly every type of situation from the 
clearings to the dense woods of the lake region. There is a 
.marked contrast in the vociferousness of birds in different local¬ 
ities; those of the open clearings are noisy and always very 
much in evidence; those in the forests silent and almost retiring. 
Canada Jay. Perisoreus canadensis canadensis (Linn). 
A single “Lumber Jack’’ was seen near Lake 33 on August 
19. From reports, the bird is typically a winter resident, though 
a few individuals undoubtedly remain the year around. 
Northern Kaven. Corvus corax principalis Kidgway. 
Three birds of this species were seen together in the deep 
woods near Lake 33. As the writer approached they rose from 
the ground, where they were feeding on a dead Porcupine, and 
without a sound, slipped off into the silence of the forest, a note¬ 
worthy contrast to the racket three crows would probably have 
made. 
