286 Birds of Oregon and Washington 



The course covers three years, but it is not 

 given with the expectation that all of the pupils 

 in our schools will follow it entirely through. 



Pupils who have already passed into the 

 Seventh and Eighth Grades, without having 

 made the observations specified for the " First 

 Year," should, of course, begin here. 



First Year — Sixth Grade. 



The first year should be devoted to learning 

 to know by sight and song, as many as possible 

 of the common birds about the homes of the 

 pupils. Not all of those given in order in this 

 book or in the following list will be found in 

 every locality. But many of them will be seen 

 in nearly all places. 



The easiest way to become familiar with the 

 songs and names of our feathered friends is to 

 observe a small number of birds at a time. 



In order to make the most out of the year's 

 study, it will be helpful if we can observe a few 

 birds each month at the time when certain 

 species are most abundant near our homes. 

 Some are always with us, but will more naturally 

 invite our attention at one time than at another. 



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