BY THE WAYSIDE 
26. Bank Swallow: The bank swal- 
ow was found in considerable numbers 
it Berthelet and at the lake shore. 
27. Cedar Waxwing: Roaming flocks 
)f cedar waxwings were occasionally 
net with, especially at Lake Park. 
28. Black and While Warbler: The 
flack and white warbler was seen sev- 
>ral times in the shade trees along the 
flty streets. Its numbers apparently 
nereased towards the beginning of Sep- 
ember. 
29. Yellow Warbler: The yellow warb- 
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er was seen several times in the city in 
he earlier part of the summer. 
30. Magnolia Warbler: A single mag- 
lolia warbler was seen Aug. 31. 
31. Seinrus sp.: A bird of the genus 
leinrus was seen on August 29. 
32. Redstart: A single redstart was 
:een in the city. 
33. Catbird: The catbird was a com- 
non resident in the shrubbery in the 
>arks and in thickets along the country 
oadsides. They occasionally visit the 
ess settled residence sections of the citv. 
34. House Wren: The house wren 
cas heard in the city on one or two 
iccasions. 
35. Hermit Thrush: Several hermit 
brushes were seen in the city on Sep- 
ember 3. 
36. Robin: The robin occurs in 
flentiful numbers in the city where it 
requents the lawns and shade trees. I 
ave counted a dozen birds on a single 
awn. They become remarkably tame 
nd unsuspicious and allow one to ap- 
roach within three or four feet. 
37. Bluebird: The bluebird was not 
t all common. It was not seen or heard 
i the city and only on one occasion 
T as it seeir in the country. 
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piper, killdeer, and upland plover. They 
are an important element of the latter 
bird’s diet, and no fewer than 8 species 
of them have been found in its food. 
Wireworms and their adult forms, 
click beetles, are devoured by the north¬ 
ern phalarope, woodcock, jacksnipe, 
pectoral sandpiper, killdeer, and upland 
plover. The last three feed also on the 
southern corn leaf-beetle and the last- 
two upon the grapevine colapsis. Other 
shorebirds that eat leaf-beetles are the 
Wilson phalarope and dowitcher. 
Crayfishes, which are a pest in rice 
and corn fields in the South and which 
injure levees, are favorite food of the 
black-necked stilt, and several other 
shorebirds feed upon them, notably the 
jacksnipe, robin snipe, spotted sand¬ 
piper, upland plover, and killdeer. 
Thus it is evident that shorebirds ren¬ 
der important aid by devouring the 
enemies of farm crops and in other ways, 
and their services are appreciated by 
these who have observed the birds in 
the field. Thus W. A. Clark, of Corpus 
Christi, Tex., reports that upland plov¬ 
ers are industrious in following the plow 
and in eating the grubs that destroy 
garden stuff, corn, and cotton crops. H. 
W. Tinkham, of Falls River, Mass., says 
of the spotted sandpiper : ‘‘Three pairs 
nested in a young orchard behind my 
house and adjacent to my garden. I 
did not see them once go to the shore for 
food (shore about 1,500 feet away), but 
I did see them may times make faithful 
search of my garden for cutworms, 
spotted squash bugs, and green flies. 
Cutworms and cabbage worms were their 
especial prey. After the young could fly, 
they still kept at work in my garden, and 
