12 THE AUD U*B:ON  <BPU eee 
Mi. John P. Marsh reports in part as follows: ‘A few months ago you 
very kindly gave me some bluebird boxes which I put up on trees and posts 
in orchard and driveways near the buildings of my place on the Fox River 
above Ottawa. There were at least eight pairs of bluebirds in the boxes 
mentioned, besides some wrens. The boxes were a success and I want to 
thank you for your kind interest. We are also putting up a martin house 
in accordance with your advice.” 
Thus ran some of the comments received from last year. The time has 
already passed when the boxes should have been placed for this year, and 
we hope that even better results from their use will be shown. Whatever 
you get, please let us know sometime during the summer. The houses were 
built from plans which had been proved successful in attracting birds by 
Dr. T. EK. Musselman, of Quincy, and we should like to know that the 
Society’s efforts in increasing the bluebird population have been justified. 
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Banding Events of 1941 
By Karu. E. BARTEL 
January 4. Junco returned, banded Nov. 20, 1939. Cardinal returned, 
banded Nov. 27, 1988, returned Feb. 11, July 5, 1940, Jan. 4, June 1, 1941. 
January 12. Screech owl banded, total now four. 
January 18. Three juncos returned; 388-76759 banded Nov. 27, 1938, 
returned Nov. 30, 1939, Jan. 18, 1941; 38-76796 banded Jan. 16, 1939, re- 
turned Jan. 18, 1941, Jan. 1, 1942; 1389-11719 banded Dec. 9, 1939, returned 
sane 13,1941. 
February 8. Cardinal returned, banded Jan. 26, 1936, returned March 
26, Sept. 16, 1938, Feb. 26, 1939, Jan. 16, July 4, Septesieeio2 0 ene 
May 16, July 25, 1941. This is my oldest living cardinal, at least six 
years old. 
March 9. Two one-year-old juncos returned. 
March 23. Song sparrow returned, banded March 18, 1938, returned 
March 28, 1941. First fox sparrows seen and banded. 
March 80. First rusty blackbirds banded. 
March 31. Another one-year-old junco returned. 
April 5. One-year-old tree sparrow and junco returned. Quail returned. 
April 6. Big run of juncos. 
April 7. First hermit thrush seen and banded. 
April 16. Brown thrasher returned, banded Sept. 14, 1940. First white- 
throated sparrow, swamp sparrow and towhee banded. Song sparrow re- 
turned, banded March 23, 1940. 
April 20. First field sparrows banded. Large run of towhees, ten banded. 
April 26. First cowbirds and mourning doves banded. A year-old 
thrasher returned. 
April 27. Another year-old thrasher returned. A three-year-old cowbird 
returned. 
