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representation of what ought to have been seen. I have taken 
several trips since but bird life was not very plentiful. Robins 
were observed every few days and I frequently saw a Mocking- 
bird which I think got most of its eats off of persimmons and 
hack-berries as I saw it eating these on several occasions up to 
February 17 when it was seen in my garden here in town. I saw 
it catching some insect life in a bed of onions which I had 
mulched with straw. Wondering what it was I made a close ex- 
amination and found by moving the straw there were quite a 
few grasshoppers about one half inch long. I think the Mocking- 
bird caught them all for when I removed the straw the last of 
March I did not see any more hoppers. 
Saw my first Bluebird January 28, also a Marsh Hawk and a 
Cooper’s Hawk. February 2, Killdeer 1; March 1, Ducks flying 
over unidentified. January 19, saw first Meadowlarks, sixteen in 
all were seen continually the remainder of the winter. March 2, 
Bronzed Grackles, 8. March 4, Bewicks Wren put in its appear- 
ance. Usually they may be seen all winter but this was the first 
one that came my way. March 16, Brown Thrasher 1, Phoebe 
1, Purple Finch 2, Towhee 2, Turkey Vulture 1. March 24, King- 
fisher 1, Robin building in plum tree in my back yard. March 25, 
Mourning Dove 2, Brown Creeper 1, Barred Owl nest, 3 eggs, 
in post oak snag 36 feet up in about the only piece of timber 
which contains any such snags in this locality as the hunters 
have cut nearly all such down with a view of catching raccoons 
and opossums, and have as a consequence destroyed the breeding 
places for such mammals and the Owls. I also examined a 
Screech Owl nest in a shade tree here in town opposite my home. 
It contained 5 eggs. The opening of the cavity is towards my 
house and I very often see Mrs. Ow! looking out during the day 
time but every evening just about dusk she will sit and look out 
for quite a while before leaving. She usually returns very early 
in the morning while it is yet rather dark. I can slip my hand 
under her just like a domestic hen. She only blinks her eyes 
and sits perfectly quiet. Saw several Crow’s nests. Did not ex- 
amine them as they were in trees rather hard to climb. Saw a 
flock of Red-winged Blackbirds probably sixty _in all. April 1, 
Robin nest completed and contains one egg. Saw-one Red-breast- 
ed Sapsucker this morning. 
C. B. Vandercook. 
Port Bryon 
Following is my report of the winter birds and the spring 
migration up to April 2. Birds seen and heard during Decem- 
ber 1922, January and February 19238, which were not perma- 
nent residents or regular winter visitants were as follows: 
On December 25, while observing the birds on the Mississippi 
River with a telescope, I saw a Gull which was entirely black, 
except the underparts, which were partly white, and which I 
