50 BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PORTLAND, CONN. 



Song SparroAv. — 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 2G ; occasional in winter. 

 Vesper Sparrow. — Common Summer Resident, April 4 to 



October 21. 

 Cliipping 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. 

 White-crowned Sparrow. — Uncommon Transient Visitant, 



May 12 to 22 ; October 2 to 16. 

 Fox Sparrow.— Abundant Transient A^isitant, March 2 to 



April 26 ; October 17 to November 27. 

 Junco.— Common Winter Visitant, September 28 to April 



26. 

 Tree Sparrow.— Common Winter Visitant, October 2Q to 



April 23. 

 Redpoll.— Irregular Winter Visitant, November 27 to 



March 31. 

 Snowflake.— 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 2S. 

 To whee.— Common Summer Resident, April 27 to October 



24. 

 Indigo Bunting.— Common Summer Resident, May 6 to 



October 16. 



