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Crested Flycatchers 
‘The Flycatchers, whose nesting in our yard was described at length 
in last year’s Bulletin, again occupied the Meriden nesting box. And 
the interesting thing is that the young took their flight on exactly the 
same date—July 12th. BERTHA PATTEE. 
Highland Park 
The numbers of birds noted at our feeding table thus far this Winter 
have been far below those recorded in previous years. “his is probably 
due to the open Winter and to the accessibility of food in wood and fields. 
‘There has been the usual number of a few of the commoner species. Four 
Chickadees have been constant visitors at the shelf. “Iwo pairs of Downy 
and Hairy Woodpeckers, two or three White-breasted Nuthatches, a few 
Juncos and four Blue Jays appear regularly at the shelf whenever the 
weather becomes inclement. During the first snow, early in December, 
a single male Starling came to the feeding shelf with some English Spar- 
rows. One Purple Finch visited the vicinity of the feeding shelf early 
in December, but two flocks of these birds made their appearance at 
another place in this area. A recent field trip along a wooded strip bor- 
dering the Skokie Slough showed that ree Sparrows are here in flocks 
and probably as well represented as in past years, and the same seems to 
be true of Juncos, but the patronage at our feeding tables does not re- 
veal this. 
Robins and Bluebirds lingered until the third week in November. 
Goldfinches were numerous in the area and large flocks of Grackles and 
Redwings were about until late in November. <A single Snow Bunting 
was reported on Nov. 10, but no others have been seen. 
Bert LEECH. 
Notes on Bird Life in Lake County 
‘The observations on which these notes are based have largely beer 
made in southeastern Lake County and adjoining portions of Cook County. 
Highland Park and Deerfield are included in the area, about 30 miles 
from Chicago, and the shore line of Lake Michigan in Lake County. ‘The 
terrain is rolling and frequently wooded, oaks being the most common trees. 
During the past two winters Lake Michigan has been “open,” which 
means that ice has not formed permanently at the shore line and conse- 
quently many ducks have wintered along shore. ‘Chose more commonly 
