84 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 



them as pets a while and then gave them 

 their Hberty. The third nestling fell to the 

 ground and was cared for at the Puritan 

 Club on Spruce Street. The nest, or a por- 

 tion of it, remained in position for a long 

 time, showing it was well constructed. The 

 old birds were occasionally heard cawing 

 and seen flying over the Common, Louis- 

 burg Square, and its vicinity. Presumably 

 they obtained some of their food at low tide 

 on the flats back of Brimmer and Charles 

 streets." During the month of May one 

 or the other of this pair was often seen or 

 heard by me about the Garden. In 1904, 

 and again in 1905, one and sometimes two 

 Crows were seen quite up to the end of 

 May, but the nesting-site was not deter- 

 mined. 



In the autumn, also, one or sometimes 

 two Crows have been seen, usually flying 

 in from the westward, and sometimes pass- 

 ing over and at other times alighting and 

 perching within the Garden. In the latter 

 part of October, 1905, the repetitions of a 

 Crow's coming day by day soon after sun- 



