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Bird -Lore 



been instructed by Mr. Roosevelt, before his departure, to say that a Bush Spar- 

 row is a Field Sparrow. — Lucy W. Maynard, Washington, D. C. 



(♦Denotes a species seen on White House grounds) 

 Night Heron. Five spent winter of 1907 

 in swampy country about one-half 

 mile west of Washington Monument. 

 Mourning Dove. 

 Quail. 

 Ruffed Grouse. One seen on Rock 



Creek. 

 Sharp-shinned Hawk. 

 Red-shouldered Hawk. 

 ♦Sparrow Hawk. A pair spent the last 

 two winters on and around the White 

 House grounds, feeding on the Spar- 

 rows — largely, thank Heaven, on the 

 English Sparrows. 

 ♦Screech Owl. Steady resident on White 



House grounds. 

 *Saw-whet Owl. A pair spent several 

 weeks by the south portico of the White 

 House, 1905. 

 Kingfisher. 

 ♦Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



Hairy Woodpecker. 

 ♦Downy Woodpecker. 

 ♦Sapsucker. 

 ♦Red-headed Woodpecker. Nests (one 



pair) on White House grounds. 

 ♦Flicker. Nests (several pairs) on White 

 House grounds. 

 Whip-poor-will. 

 Nighthawk. 

 ♦Chimney Swift. 

 ♦Hummingbird. 

 Kingbird. 



Great Crested Flycatcher. 

 Ph(ebe. 

 Wood Pewee. 

 Horned Lark. 

 ♦Crow. 

 ♦Fish Crow. 



♦Orchard Oriole. One pair nested in 

 White House grounds. 

 Bobolink. 



Red-winged Blackbird. 

 ♦Baltimore Oriole. 



Meadowlark. 

 ♦Purple Grackle. Nests on White 

 House grounds. Very abundant in 

 early spring. 



♦Purple Finch. 

 ♦Thistle Bird (Goldfinch). 

 Vesper Sparrow. 

 ♦White-throated Sparrow. Sings; this 



year sang now and then all through 



the winter. 

 ♦Tree Sparrow. 

 ♦Chippie (Chipping Sparrow). Nests. 



Bush Sparrow (Field Sparrow). 

 ♦Snow Bird (Junco). 

 ♦Song Sparrow. Nests. 

 ♦Fox Sparrow. 

 ♦Cardinal. 



TOWHEE. 



♦Indigo-bird. Nests. 



Tanager. 



Purple Martin. 

 ♦Barn Swallow. 



Tree Swallow. 



Bank Swallow. 

 ♦Cedar Bird. 



Logger-head Shrike. 

 ♦Red-eyed Vireo. Nests. 

 ♦Warbling Vireo. Nests. 

 ♦Black and White Warbler. Nests. 

 ♦Blue Yellow-backed Warbler (Par- 



ula Warbler). 

 ♦Cape May Warbler. 

 ♦Summer Yellowbird. Nests. 

 ♦Black-throated Blue Warbler. 

 ♦Black-throated Green Warbler. 

 ♦Myrtle Warbler. 

 ♦Magnolia Warbler. 

 ♦Chestnut-sided Warbler. 

 ♦Bay-breasted Warbler. 

 ♦Blackpoll Warbler. 

 ♦Blackburnian Warbler. 



Prairie Warbler. 



Oven-bird. 



Water Thrush. 



Kentucky Warbler. 

 ♦Yellowthroat. 



Chat. 

 ♦Blue-winged Warbler. 

 ♦Canadian Warbler. 

 ♦Redstart. Nests 

 grounds. 



Pipit. 



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