BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PIITLADKLPITIA, I'A. 4 J 



coniiiiou Siinniu'r Kosidcnt in N(>\v .Ici-scy. williin t\v«'ii- 

 ty niilos of IMiiladclpliia; April 22 to Si'i)t('Mil)«'r .",(). 



Swift. — Very coiimiou SuiniiRT Kesidciit, Ajjril 15 to Octo- 

 Iht 10. 



Riiby-tliroiiti'd Iluininin.us'bird. — Common Summer Resi- 

 dent. May 7 to September 25. 



Kinj^bird. — Common Summer Resident, May 1 to Septem- 

 ber 1. 



Crested Flycatcher. — Common Summer Resident, May 1 to 

 September 1. 



Phoebe. — Common Summer Resident; occasional Winter 

 Visitant, March 20 to October 25. 



Least Flycatcher. —Tolerably common Transient Visitor, 

 May 1 to 15; Septeml)er G to 15. 



Wood Pewee. — Common Summer Resident, May 6 to Sep- 

 tember 20. 



Horned Lark, — Irregular Winter Visitant. 



Crow. — Very common Permanent Resident. 



Blue Jay. — Common Permanent Resident; less abundant 

 in winter; most plentiful in fall. 



Baltimore Oriole. — Tolerably common Summer Resident, 

 May 1 to September 1. 



Orchard Oriole. — Common Summer Resident, May 1 to Sej)- 

 tember 1. 



Red- winged Blackbird. — Common Summer Resident, Feb- 

 ruary 20 to November ; rather common Winter Visitant. 



Purple Grackle. — Common Summer Resident, February 20 

 to November; occasional Winter Visitant. 



Bobolink. — Tolerably common Transient Visitant, May 1 

 to 15 ; common Transient Visitant, August 25 to Sep- 

 teml)er 20. 



Meadowlark. — Common Permanent Resident. 



Cowbird. — Common Summer Resident, April 1 to October; 

 occasional Winter Visitant. 



Song Sparrow. — Abundant Permanent Resident. 



Swamp Sparrow. — Tolerably connnon Permanent Resident; 

 more abundant in migrations. 



Field Sparrow. — Very common Summer Resident, March 

 18 to October; occasional Winter Visitant. 



