March, 1920] 



The Canadian Field-Naturalist 



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98. Bobolink, DoUchon^x or\)zivorus. Very 

 common summer resident. 



99. CoWBiRD, Molothrus ater. Much too abun- 

 dant. Most of the small birds are burdened with 

 the rearing of it's offspring. 



100. Red-winged Blackbird, Agelaius phoenl- 

 ceus. Breeds in most of the cat-tail runs, also 

 building in the wild Red Osier, Cornus stolonifera, 

 and sedge grasses. 



101. Meadowlark, S/urrie/Za magna. Common; 

 breeds. Sometimes few stay over winter. 



102. Orchard Oriole, Icterus spurius. Onr 

 noted in song May 31, 1917. 



103. Baltimore Oriole, Icterus galbula. Com- 

 mon, breeds. 



104. Rusty Gracle, Euphagus caroUnus. Corn- 

 men migrant. More abundant in fall. 



105. Bronzed Gracle, Quiscalus quiscula. 

 Abundant summer resident. Occasional birds stay- 

 ing in winter. Is in rather poor grace with the 

 farmers of this locality, through it's love for sprout- 

 ing corn, yet I thmk they receive much more benefit 

 than harm from the bird. 



106. Pine Grosbeak, Pinicola enucleator. A 

 number were here through the winter of 1918-19 

 They seemed to feed largely on apple seeds. 



107. Purple Finch, Carpodacus purpureas. 

 They seem to be great wanderers, as there are 

 long stretches at a time through the winter when 

 they are entirely absent. 



108. Crossbill, Loxia curvirostra. Three seen 

 Feb. 14, 1918. 



109. White-winged Crossbill, Loxra leucop- 

 iera. Saw six Nov. 18, 1917. 



110. Redpoll, Acanthis Unarm. Some winters 

 quite abundant, but usually only a very few seen, 

 or entirely absent. 



111. Goldfinch /is/raga/inus tristis. Abunda.nt 

 resident. Found commonest in winter on the Black 

 Birch, Betula lenla. Feeds on the catkins. 



112. Pine Siskin, Splnus pinus. Occasional 

 small fllocks met with in fall. 



113. Show BuntIHG, Plectrophenax nivalis. 

 Abundant winter visitor. 



114. Vesper Sparrow, Fooecetcs gramineus. 

 Very common; raising two and three broods a 

 season. 



1 1 5. Savannah Sparrow, Passerculus sandivi- 

 chensis. Common summer resident. 



116. Grasshopper Sparrow, Amn^odramus 

 savannarum. Regular summer visitor. Have 

 heard them in song up to the last week in July. 



1 1 7. White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia 

 leucophrys. Always present in spring and fall mi- 



^\ grations. 



118. White-throated Sparrow, Zonotrichia 

 albicollis. Abundant in spring and fall. Have 

 never observed it during the breeding season. 



119. Tree Sparrow, Spizella monticola. Com- 

 mon winter resident; remaining until the second 

 week in April 



120. Chipping Sparrow, Spizella passerina. 

 Very common ; breeds. 



121. Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla. Very 

 few here. Common four miles south-west. 



122. Slate-colored Junco. Junco h\)emalis. 

 Abundant in spring and fall; a very few remain- 

 ing to breed. Always quite a number present 

 through the winter. 



123. Song Sparrow, Melospiza melodia. Very 

 abundant summer resident. A few spend the win- 

 ter. 



124. Lincoln's Sparrow, Melospiza lincolni. 

 Saw three Oct. 3, 1917. Took one specimen. 

 They did not skulk through the grass, as I had 

 expected, but stayed in the low dog-wood bushes 

 which margined the pond. 



125. Swamp Sparrow, Melospiza georgiana. 

 Breeds sparingly here each season. 



126. Fox Sparrow, Passerella iliaca. Five to 

 ten seen each migration. 



127. ToWHEE, Pipilo erythrophthalmus. Com- 

 mon. A few wintered here the season of 1917-18. 



128. Cardinal, Cardinalis cardinalis. One taken 

 May 3, 1918. The first to be observed. Another 

 heard July 8, 1918. 



129. Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Zamelodia lud- 



oviciana. Ccmmon; breeds. 



130. Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea. A. 

 pair breeds in nearly every large raspberry patch. 



131. Scarlet Tanager, Piranga erythromelas. 

 Common. Took a beautiful male June 3, 1'^I8, 

 half way between summer and winter plumage, y-^f 

 it was full no pin-feathers. The underparts were 

 color of the female with heavy, clear-cut blotches 

 of scarlet. Crown, nape and back, variegated wjih 

 scarlet and green, darker than crown of femai". 



132. Purple Martln, Progne subis. Only one 

 seen June 1, 1918. 



133. Cliff Swallow, Petrochclidon lunifrons. 

 Occassionally a colony attempts to build under the 

 eaves of a barn, but are usually driven cut by 

 House Sparrows. 



134. Barn Swallow, Hirundo crythrogaster. 

 Common ; breeds. 



135. Tree Swallow, Iridoprocne bicolor. Re- 

 gular migrant ; few nesting. 



136. Bank Swallow, R'.paria rlparia. A few 

 breed in most cf the gravel-pits. Larger colonies 

 in the sand-banks along the creek. 



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