BIRDS OBSERVED IN LITCHFIELD COUNTY 



Mr. Williams saw a flock of seven or eight about four years 

 ago in Winchester, about the middle of October. 



130. Vesper Sparrow. Pooecetes gramineus, A rather common 



summer resident. 



131. Savanna Sparrow. Passerculus sandwichensis savanna. 



A rather uncommon summer resident, locally distributed, 

 but abundant along the coast. Messrs. Woodruff and 

 Williams both find them nesting in their vicinity. 



132. Grasshopper Sparrow. Cotuniiculus savannarum passer- 



inus. A summer resident, not common. 



133. Henslow's Sparrow. Ammodramus henslowi. A rather 



rare summer resident, but probably overlooked owing to 

 its secretive habits. Mr. Woodruff finds a number of 

 pairs in Litchfield, and Dr. L. B. Bishop found it breed- 

 ing in Warren. 

 134 Nelson's Sharp-tailed Sparrow. Ammodramus caudacutus 

 nelsoni. A variety of the Sharp-tailed Sparrow so 

 common on salt marshes along the coast. It is a rare 

 migrant, and I know of but one County record, a speci- 

 men shot by Mr. Woodruff in Litchfield, on Sept. 28, 

 1906. 



135. White-crowned Sparrow. Zonotrichia leucophrys. A rather 



rare migrant. I have met with but two in Kent. 



136. White-throated Sparrow. Zonotrichia albicollis. A com- 



mon migrant. Mr. Woodruff shot a male in Litchfield on 

 June 265 1906, in full song, doubtless breeding — a unique 

 record. 



137. Tree Sparrow. Spizella monticola. A common winter 



resident. 



138. Chipping Sparrow. Spizella socialis. An abundant sum- 



mer resident. 



139. Field Sparrow. Spizella pusilla. A common summer 



resident. 



140. Junco, or Snowbird. Junco hyemalis. Common as a mi- 



grant, and occasionally it winters. 



141. Song Sparrow. Melospiza cinerea melodia. An abundant 



summer resident, and occasional in winter. 



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