50 BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PORTLAND, CONN. 



Song Sparrow. — Permanent Resident; more common from 



March 5 to November 2. 

 Swamp Sparrow. — Not common Summer Resident, April 



12 to November 2. 

 Field Sparrow, — Common Summer Resident, April 6 to 



October 26 ; occasional in winter. 

 Vesper Sparrow. — Common Summer Resident, April 4 to 



October 21. 

 Chipping Sparrow. —Abundant Summer Resident, April 5 



to October 23. 

 White-throated Sparrow. — Very common Transient Vis- 

 itant, April 13 to May 21 ; September 18 to November 



12 ; occasional in winter. 

 Wliite-crowned Sparrow. — Uncommon Transient Visitant, 



May 12 to 22; October 2 to 16. 

 Fox Sparrow. — Abundant Transient Visitant, March 2 to 



April 2Q ; October 17 to November 27. 

 Junco. — Common Winter Visitant, September 28 to April 



26. 

 Tree Sparrow. — Common Winter Visitant, October 26 to 



April 23. 

 Redpoll. — Irregular Winter Visitant, November 27 to 



March 31. 

 Snow-flake. — Rather common Winter Visitant, October 25 



to March 20. 

 American Crossbill. — Irregular in occurrence, December 



10 to April 19. 

 Pine Grosbeak. — Irregular Winter Visitant, November 25 



to March 25. 

 Goldfinch. — Common Permanent Resident. 

 Purple Finch. — Rather rare Permanent Resident ; common 



Transient Visitant ; irregular, but sometimes common in 



winter. 

 Rose-breasted Grosbeak. — Common Summer Resident, May 



1 to September 28. 

 Towhee. — Common Summer Resident, April 27 to October 



24. 

 Indigo Bunting. — Common Summer Resident, May 6 to 



October 16. 



