92 Grundtvlg—On the Birds of Shiocton , Wisconsin. 
May had no frosty day. (Mean temp., 51°; max., 67°; min., 
38*°.) 
1st. Overcast. S.E. wind. Almost still. Temp., 54-J 0 . In 
the evening, mosquitos began to swarm, and bats to feed. A 
single nighthawk (Chordeiles virginianus). 
2d. Rain. Strong N. E. wind. Temp., 40°. Petrochelidon 
lunifrons. 
3d. Storm and thunder. 
4th. Overcast. Almost calm. Temp., 43^-°. 
5th. Clear. Wind from N. W. to S. W., but nearly calm. 
Overcast towards evening. 
6th. Overcast. Occasional rain and thunder. Calm. Temp., 
48°. In the afternoon, large flocks of warblers. The first Mnio- 
tilta varia. Many creepers (Certhia familiaris americana). 
7th. Overcast. Calm. Temp., 60°. In the morning, Trog¬ 
lodytes aedon , Chelidon erythrog aster, Chcetura pelagica , Icterus 
galbula , and several warblers,—- Compsothlypis americana , Dend- 
roica ceestiva. Many JEgialitisvocifera. In the afternoon, many large 
warbler-flocks near the river. Many Mniotilta varia and Dendroica 
blackburnice. Also Dendroica palmarum and Setophaga ruticilla . 
Single Vireo solitarius. It the evening many warblers in the 
Pine Wood. The first Ilelrninthophila rujicapilla, Dendroica ti- 
grina and D. virens. Also Empidonax minimus, Tyrannus tyran¬ 
nies and Myiarchus crinitus 
8th. Overcast. N. wind, but nearly calm. Temp., 50°. Small 
willows begin to burst forth, and some few maples have green 
buds. Only very few warblers. No flocks. A few Dendroica pensil- 
vanica. Some Galeoscoptes carolinensis and the first Melanerpes 
erythrocephalus. 
9th. Hard rain and wind. Wind east. Temp., 40°. Few 
warblers. First Vireo gilvus. Many Seiurus aurocapillus. 
10th to 12th. Strong wind from southwest and northwest. 
12th, clear. Calm towards evening. Temp., 40°. Zonotrichia 
leucophrys . 
13th. Clear. Southeast, but nearly calm. Temp., 48°. Great 
flock of warblers. Several Tyrannus tyrannus . Towards evening 
it became overcast, during the night it rained. 
14th. Overcast. Strong east wind. Temp., 42°. In the 
