. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1140 Repoh'I' of State (jioolocist. Tliey usually jjass south through Octdber, though sometimes they remain in our northern counties well into November, and perhaps, favorable seasons, all winter. They were noted at Chicago, III, No- vember 1, 1896 (Bollnian), November 28, 1883 (Paxker); Sedan, Ind., November 5, 189-4 (Hine); Lafayette, November 21, 1895, where they probably winter (Test). Prof. Evermann thinks it probable a few remain all winter in Carro
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. 1140 Repoh'I' of State (jioolocist. Tliey usually jjass south through Octdber, though sometimes they remain in our northern counties well into November, and perhaps, favorable seasons, all winter. They were noted at Chicago, III, No- vember 1, 1896 (Bollnian), November 28, 1883 (Paxker); Sedan, Ind., November 5, 189-4 (Hine); Lafayette, November 21, 1895, where they probably winter (Test). Prof. Evermann thinks it probable a few remain all winter in Carroll County. They are reported as winter residents from Brookville; Bicknell (Chansler); Greensburg (Shan- non); Bloomington (Evermann, Blatchley); and Wabash County (Ulrey and Wallace). Prof. Cook reports it occasional, in winter, in Michigan (B. of M., p. 148).. (icildcn-i rnwned Kinglet. The migrants usually begin their return journey in March, and are very numerous the latter part of that month. They may be found any place, often associated with Brown Creepers and more rarely with one of those social groups of Titmice, Chickadees, Downy Wood- peckers and other companional)le birds. The Inishes beside a stream are as attractive as the thickets along a ileep ravine; the evergreens abqut our homes, even in towns, are visited as well as the native growth of red cedar; the garden shrubbery and trees in the orchard are sometimes their feeding grouud. liut nut so often as the brush piles and more numerous trees of the dense woods. At all times they have a little tinkling note, but as April comes on, their song begins. Mr. H. K. Coale has interpreted it as "'; This is much elabor- ated when they reach their breeding grounds. It is very similar to that of the Brown Creeper. Sometimes they appear in the greatest abundance. April 13, 1897, I fouud bolb (he^e little birds and Brown. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may
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