20 run NES'I‘ING season

May 15. Swamp Sparrow. May 2'3. Indigo Bunting. 18. Red—winged lilaekhird. 2U. L‘lu-st.iiut,—sidetl Warbler. 1!). Tree Swallow. 30. Least Flycatcher. 19. Bank Swallow. 30. Aeadian Flycatcher. 19. Thrasher. 3o. Orchard Oriole. 20. Yellow Warbler. So. I{0.\'C'lll'cilstlﬁd Grosbeak. 20. ()vendiird. 30. Rough-winged Swallow. 20. Wood Thrush. 30. Warhling Vireo. 20. Veery. .‘JIJ. ('liti'Swallow. 20. Chickadee. 30. Blue-winged Warbler. 21. Downy \\'omlpeeker. 31. Seaside Finch. 21. Sharp-shinned llawk. 31. Sharp—tailed Finch. 22. Parula \Varhler. 31. lloodml Warbler. 23. Hairy Woodpecker. 3 . Longhilled Marsh Wren. 28. Chat. 751. Least Bittern. 23. House Wren. June 1. lartramian Sandpiper. 24. Purple Finch. 1. Piping.r Meyer. 24. Cathird. 1. Nighthawk. 24. Spotted Sandpiper. 1. Kentucky Warbler. 24. Black and White \Varhler. 2. Yellow—winged Sparrow.

2:3. llumminghird. 2. Worm-eating Warbler. 25. Fish (,‘row. 3. Scarlet 'l'anager.

25. Purple Martin. 3. \\'hip—poor-\\'ill.

25. Maryland Yellow»throat. 3. Gretna-rested Flycatcher. 25. Chimney Swift. 4. Kinghird.

25. Blue Jay. 5. Wood l’ewee.

26. Boh—white. 5. Yellowsthroated Vireo. 26. Marsh Hawk. ’7. Sliortdwilled Marsh Wren. 27. Baltimore ()riole. 7. Yellow—hilled Cuckoo. 23. Redwyed Vireo. 8. Laughing Gull.

2S. White~eyed Vireo. 12. Common Tern.

2R. Rcdstart. 20. (‘xoldtinelr

2.0. Blaekrhilled Cuckoo. 20. Cedar \Vaxwing.

29. Boholin k.

Hinls on keeping Kale-Books and .fmn'nnlx—The neeessity of a well-kept journal can not he too strongly urged. Specimens may he duplicated, but no one can ever see with your eyes. Do not attempt to trust to your memory—a willing.r servant, of the mind too frequently imposed upon. lt may reeeire and retain one impression clearly, but. as others are added the earlier ones lose their distinetness or become entirely eﬂ‘aeed.

The system adopted for reeording notes should he simple to keep and easy of reference. The one here rewmmended has stood the test of ten years' experience. A l'ter returning from the ﬁeld I enter in my “roll-book," at once, a reeord of the weather, temperature. direction and force of the wind, locality Visited, time of starting and returning,