[1]In company with a large number of Juncas and Song Sparrows; and near some straw sheds had probably been left during the fall migration.
[2]Found dead at foot of a tree, in very poor condition.
[3]Numerous on the river; a friend shot three.
Great-horned Owl--found first nest February 8, containing three eggs.
Red-tailed Hawk--took first eggs, 1/2, on March 3.
Crows--counted 206 flying northwest to roost eight miles away, on March 5; on the 17th found new and finished nest.
I have made no mention of our winter residents, such as Junco, B. C. Chickadee, Tufted Titmouse, Song Sparrow, Am. Goldfinch, Crows, Jays, Hairy, Downy and Red-bellied Woodpeckers, Cardinals, etc., for scarcely a day of the period covered by this record has passed in which I have not observed more or less of all of them; and also have seen nearly every day, in my twenty to forty miles ride, more or less of some of the following more rare permanent residents: Great Horned, Barred and Screech owls, Am. Rough-legged and Red-tailed Hawks, Prairie Hens, Ruffed Grouse and Bobwhite, and occasionally a wild Turkey would cross my path.
Downy Woodpecker 2-23 1 3-4 Horned Lark 2-23 7 3-4 W.-breasted Nuthatch 3-5 Red Crossbill 3-2 1 Red-h. Woodpecker 3-3 1 Bluebird 3-15 1 3-18 Chipping Sparrow 3-15 2 3-16 Robin 3-16 2 3-17 Red-tailed Hawk 3-17 1 3-18 Pewee 3-17 1
Snow Bunting 1-1 Am. Robin 1-1 Black-c. Chickadee 1-4 White-b. Nuthatch 1-7 Brown Creeper 1-7 Downy Woodpecker 1-7 Hairy " 1-7 Red-h. " 1-7 Shore Lark 1-28 Gt. Northern Shrike 2-2 Bluebird 2-24 Pine Grosbeak 2-25
Am. Herring Gull[4] 2-4 20 2-5 2-4 Hooded Sheldrake 2-18 4 Red Crossbill 2-18 2 White-r. Shrike 2-18 1 Shore Lark 2-18 100 2-22 2-18 Bluebird 2-22 12[5] 2-23 Sparrow Hawk? 2-22 4 Red-tailed " 2-22 1
[4]A winter resident here when the lake (Michigan) is free of ice.
The Red-breasted Sheldrake and Black-capped Chickadee, winter residents, were also observed.
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