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BY THE WAYSIDE 
BY THE WAYSIDE 
Published on the tenth of each month except 
July and August. 
The official organ of the Wisconsin, Illinois and 
Michigan Audubon Societies. 
Twenty-five cents per year Single copies 5 cents 
All communications should be sent to Roland E. 
Kremers, 1720 Vilas St., Madison, Wis. 
Contributions to By the Wayside are 
invited from all lovers of Nature and 
friends of the birds. 
With September 1 began the fiscal 
year of the Wisconsin Audubon Society 
for 1911-12. Notices that dues for the 
current year are payable have already 
been sent out by the secretary-treas- 
urer. It is urged that members be as 
prompt as possible in attending to this 
matter. 
The Wisconsin Audubon Society held 
its annual meeting for 1910-11 on Fri¬ 
day evening, June 9, in the city library. 
After the report of the secretary, the 
following officers were elected: 
President: Prof. Wagner. 
Second Vice-President: Frederic 
Conover. 
Secretary-Treasurer: Poland E. 
Kremers. 
Directors: Prof. Blackwelder, Mr. C. 
E. Brown, Prof. Marshall, Dr. Elsom, 
Mrs. Thwaites, Mrs. Davies, Dr. E. Kre¬ 
mers, Mr. F. S. Brandenburg. 
Notes on the Summer Birds of Milwaukee 
The following notes are based on ob¬ 
servations made by the writer during 
the past summer and cover the period of 
June 10 to September 4, inclusive. The 
list does not pretend to be complete being 
formed from observations made on the 
way to and from work and on the Satur- 
day excursions to the country or the pub¬ 
lic parks. 
1. Bonaparte Gull: The Bonaparte 
gull was met with quite frequently on 
Lake Michigan. It is also probable that 
the Herring Gull occurred in some num¬ 
bers. 
2. Little Green Heron: The little 
green heron was seen twice at Berthelet 
on the Milwaukee River. 
3. King Bail: A single king rail was 
observed late one afternoon in a marshy 
spot near Berthelet. He stopped in the 
open water to take a bath and was re¬ 
markably unsuspicious while thus en¬ 
gaged. 
4. Spotted Sandpiper: The spotted 
sandpiper was seen rather commonly at 
Berthelet and on the lake shore. The 
solitary sandpiper probably occurred as 
well. 
5. Killdeer Plover: The killdeer was 
seen occasionally at Berthelet. 
6. Mourning Dove: The mourning 
dove was observed twice in a pine grove 
near Berthelet. 
7. Cuckoo: On two occasions a cuckoo 
was seen in the shade trees of a thickly 
settled residence section of the city. 
8. Kingfisher: A kingfisher was al- 
ways to be found at Berthelet. The 
pools and shallows of the neighboring 
rapids offered an excellent feeding 
ground. 
9. Bed-headed Woodpecker: The red¬ 
headed woodpecker was a common bird 
at Lake Park. Occasionally one was 
found in the less thickly populated res¬ 
idence sections. 
10. Flicker: The flicker was a com¬ 
mon bird throughout almost the whole 
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