88 Grundtvig—On the Birds of Shiocton, Wisconsin. 
18th. Warm and gray weather. Quantities of Scolecophagus 
carolinus , many swallows (Tachycineta bicolor ), many Colaptes 
auratus and several Sphyrapicus varius were seen. 
19th. A north storm. The following days till the 25th it was 
clear with wind north, but generally not very strong. 
24th. Very warm. A great multitude of birds was seen. 
Of new ones Stelgidopteryx serripennis and T.otanus melanoleucus 
were observed. 
25th. The first Petrochelidon lunifrons and Zonotrichia albi- 
collis. The number of ducks decreased very much in Shioc 
Meadows. 
26th. The wind shifted a little to the east. Seiurus novebor- 
acensis , Pipilo erythrophthcdmus and Actitis macularia. 
27th. Wind southeast, constantly clear. Wild geese passed 
over. The first flock of Spizella socialis. 
28th and 29th. North wind again. The latter day Chelidon 
erythrogaster was seen. 
30th. The first Tyrannus tyrannus. A single Helminthophila 
celata. 
May began with a strong west wind. In the afternoon a 
single Mniotilta varia and Dendroica palmarum. Also Totanus 
solitarius. Wind quieted toward evening. 
2d. South wind. Large flocks of warblers. Several Helmin¬ 
thophila celata and Mniotilta varia. 
3d. In the morning I shot a female Dendroica vigor six. It 
began to rain, and a mild rain fell almost all day. A single 
Dendroica cestiva and D. maculosa were seen after mid-day. 
Towards evening the warblers arrived by thousands; but on ac¬ 
count of the twilight I could with difficulty distinguish them. 
Still of new ones I found Gompsothlypis americana , Dendroica 
pensylvanica, D. blackburxiice and Setophaga ruticilla. 
4th. In the morning many Icterus galbula and the warblers seen 
the day before. In the afternoon Helminthophila ruficapilla , Den¬ 
droica virens and a single Protonotaria citrea. 
5th. The migration appeared to be retarded by a powerful 
north wind, but there were many birds. The wind continued 
to blow the following day, but went down the 7th. It rained 
during the night. 
