Cooh — Bird Migration in the District of Columbia. 



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Species. 



Average 

 date ni 

 spring 



arrival. 



Earliest date 

 of spring 



arrival. 



Average 

 date of 

 the last 



one seen. 



Yellow bjlled ( luckoo . . 

 Black-billed Cuckoo ■ • ■ 



Wilson Warbler 



Gray-cheeked Thrush . . 

 Bay-breasted Warbler . . 

 Yellow-bellied Flycatcher 



Alder Flycatcher 



Mourning Warbler .... 

 Winter Resi dents 



Tree Sparrow 



Rusty Grackle 



Golden-crowned Kinglet . 

 Yellow-bellied Sa psucker 



Winter Wren 



Brow 11 » ireeper 



.lunco 



Red-breasted Nuthatch ■ 

 Purple Finch 



Maj 



7 Maj 



7 Maj 



8 May 



10 Maj 



11 Maj 

 u Maj 

 15 May 



17 May 



3, 1907 Breeds 

 •J. 1908 Br Is 



1, 1876 

 7, 1912 



2, 1896 

 9, 1902 

 s. 1906 

 6, 1896 



Latest date 

 of the last 

 one seen. 



Perm a n i: vr ] I esidents. 

 The following species occur in the District throughout the entire year : 



Bluebird* 



Robin* 



( arolina Chickadee 



Tufted Titmouse 



White-breasted Nuthatch 



( larolina Wren 



Mockingbird ( rare ) 



.Migrant Shrike- 



( !edarbird 



( animal 



Song Sparrow 



Fielil Sparrow* 



Goldfinch 



[led ( Irossbillf 



Meadowlark* 



Fish ( 'row 



( lommon Crow 



Blue Jay 



Red-bellied Woodpecker (rare) 



Red-headed Woodpecker* 



Pileated Woodpecker (rare) 

 Downy Woodpecker 

 Hairy Woodpecker (rare) 

 < ireat Horned Owl 



Screech ( )\vl 

 Barred Owl 

 Long-eared < >wl 

 Barn ( >wl 

 Sparrow Hawk 

 Bald Eagle 

 Broad-wjnged Hawk 

 Red -shouldered Hawk 

 Red-tailed Hawk 

 Cooper Hawk 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk 

 .Marsh Hawkf 

 Turkey Vulture 

 Ruffed < i rouse ( rare ) 

 Bob-white 

 Night Heron* 



Wood Duck* 



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