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*BLACKBURNIAN WARBLER — Dendroica fusca. 4%. 
*CHESTNUT-SIDED WARBLER — Dendroica pensylvanica 
4%. One found dead at the east end of NP on May 25, 1954. 
*BAY-BREASTED WARBLER — Dendroica castanea. 2%. 
SU—BLAICKPOLL WARBLER — Dendroica striata 
1%. May 21, 1953 and May 24, 1954, are our only spring dates; Aug. 
31, 1955, is our only summer date. 
SU*PALM WARBLER — Dendroica palmarum. 13%. 
*OVENBIRD — Seiurus aurocapillus 
15%. An injured bird was caught at the east end of NP on Oct. 15, 
1954. One, UIC 60053, was found by Miss Muirhead on May 138, 1948. 
*NORTHERN WATERTHRUSH — Seiurus noveboracensis 
2%. We are assigning our records to this species, although it is possible 
that some individuals were S. motacilla. 
CONNECTICUT WARBLER — Oporornis agilis. 
1%. Our only record is May 25, 1958. 
MOURNING WARBLER — Oporornis philadelphia 
5%. Seven or eight seen in NPP on May 21, 1953, a large number for 
this area. Also seen more commonly in spring than fall in Lincoln Park 
(Clark and Nice, p. 24). 
SU* YELLOW THROAT — Geothlypis trichas 
22%. The most frequently seen spring warbler. 
YELLOW-BREASTED CHAT —Icteria virens. 2%. 
SU*WILSON’S WARBLER — Wilsonia pusilla 
6%. Aug. 31, 1955 and Sept. 14, 1953, are our only fall dates. 
CANADA WARBLER — Wilsonia canadensis. 4% 
SU*AMERICAN REDSTART — Setophaga ruticilla. 14%. 
SU*HOUSE SPARROW — Passer domesticus 
Again the frequency index is misleading. Undoubtedly always present. 
BOBOLINK — Dilichonyx oryzworus 
1%. A female seen May 12, 1953, and one on May 14, 1957. 
EASTERN MEADOWLARK — Sturnella magna 
24%. There seem to be two color variations in the meadowlarks in our 
area — one noticeably lighter than the other. We can only determine 
the identity of the lighter birds by taking specimens. The darker ones 
are Eastern Meadowlarks. 
REDWINGED BLACKBIRD — Agelaius phoeniceus. 10%. 
BALTIMORE ORIOLE — Icterus galbula. 3%. 
*RUSTY BLACKBIRD — Euphagus carolinus 
2%. Our only fall record is Oct. 18, 1954. 
BREWER’S BLACKBIRD — Euphagus cyanocephalus 
2%. Seen only on Apr. 21, 28, and 30, 1959. 
SU*COMMON GRACKLE — Quiscalus quiscula 
69%. The most frequently seen native species in the area. Although 
we have never found a nest, grackles may nest somewhere nearby. Young 
are common in summer. 
BROWN-HEADED COWBIRD — Molothrus ater. 4%. 
SCARLET TANAGER — Piranga olivacea. 2%. 
CARDINAL — Richmondena cardinalis 
1%. Apr. 10, 1958, is our only record. 
