RESIDENTS AND WINTER VISITORS 



part of a tree — tlie trunk, the large branches, and small 

 twigs — is scrutinized by these industrious members of the 

 Life-Saving Army of our forests. 



Dr. Frank Chapman recommends beginning the study 

 of birds in the winter, while the trees are leafless and the 

 birds comparatively few in number. People who spread 

 tables for them are frequently surprised at the number 

 of species they attract and at the pleasure they experi- 

 ence in the companionship of their interesting winter vis- 

 itors. 



BIRDS SEEN DURING THE WINTER 

 NEAR NEW YORK CITY 



The class of birds called permanent residents in- 

 cludes species which are to be found tliroughout the year. 

 Dr. Chapman states that comparatively few species of this 

 group are permanent residents in the strictest use of the 

 term. "The Bob-white, Ruffed Grouse, and several of 

 the owls are doubtless literally permanent residents, but it 

 is not probable that the Bluebirds, for example, found 

 here during the winter are the same birds which nested 

 with us in the summer. Doubtless our winter Bluebirds 

 pass the summer farther north, while our summer Blue- 



^ The above lists of Winter Residents and Visitors near New York City 

 is taken from Dr. Frank M. Chapman's pamphlet, "The Birds of the Vi- 

 cinity of New York City," a reprint from the "American Museum Journal" 

 of the American Museum of Natural History. The lists and dates are 

 used with the permission of Dr. R. C. Murphy, Acting Director of the 

 American Museum of Natural History, and of D. Appleton & Co., Dr. 

 Chapman's authorized publishers. 



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