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May 15th, the song of the wood thrush on our own place. The birds 
lingered some days, but disappointed our hopes of their nesting here. 
This was the second year that we have seen two woodcocks in 
June about a low, brushy tangle a few hundred feet from our house. 
We avoided the place through fear of disturbing the nest we hoped 
was there. 
July 12th, while sitting in our car near a farm-yard a few miles 
northeast of town, I discovered an Arkansas kingbird perching on the 
wire fence near me. He made frequent flights after passing insects, 
returning each time to the fence. On a second visit, fourteen days 
later, this bird, or perhaps its mate, was calling uneasily from trees 
near the road. When my husband approached the place several young 
birds flew up from the grass into some shrubs. Later my husband 
saw the family on telephone wires along the road but made no note of 
the number, which he thought to be five. 
More American egrets were seen. My first record was July 27th, 
though they were here earlier; and my last September 10th. Through 
August more than twenty were to be seen any evening perched in a 
group of trees surrounded by water in a pond east of town. 
On September 4th, in the morning, we found a little blue heron 
in the white plumage, feeding along the water’s edge. A few of the 
egrets usually were in sight about this pond during the day. 
October 28th a black-bellied plover was feeding on the exposed 
_ mud of still another pond. We watched it for some time, noticing its 
form and behavior, but were unable to say what it could be on ac- 
count of the winter plumage. Finally it flew, showing clearly the 
black axillars. 
On November 18th and 24th a male chewink gave us our latest 
record for this bird. 
On November 28rd a male cardinal, a rare bird indeed near Bar- 
rington, appeared among the bluejays and sparrows feeding on the 
seeds we had scattered on the ground. This provided the climax to 
our bird year, for he has been here all winter, spectacular among the 
bluejays, a distinguished figure among the English sparrows and a 
brilliant flame against the snow. 
Barrington, Ill. 
The New Cover 
Mr. Earl G. Wright, one of our Directors, kindly offered to make 
this illustration of the Cardinal. This species was adopted as the 
State Bird of Illinois, June 4, 1929. 
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