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Bird- Lore 



Number of birds seen from 9.15 to 9.30 



9.30 to 9.45 



9.45 to 10.00 



10.00 to 10.15 



10.15 to 10.30 



10.30 to 10.45 



10.45 to 11.00 



11.00 to II. 15 



II. 15 to 11.30 



11.30 to 11.45 



11.45 to 12.00 



9 

 10 



8 



10 

 6 



4 



7 



Second hour 4^ 



Third hour 



27 



Fourth period 10 



Total number seen from 8.15 to 12.00 iii 



DIRECTIONS OF FLIGHT 



Number of birds traveling northeast 74 



north-northeast 13 



east-northeast 11 



north-northwest 5 



" " " " north 4 



" " " " northwest 3 



" " " " southeast i 



SPEED 



Number of birds traveling very rapidly 75 



moderately . . 22 



slowly 12 



very slowly . , 2 



RELATIVE SIZES OF BIRDS 



Small (Goldfinch) 66 



Medium (Robin) 27 



Large (Crow) 15 



Very large 3 



COURSES OF FLIGHT 



One hundred and eight birds kept their direct courses while passing over the field of 

 vision. 



One bird came in moving southeast and curved back to northeast, changing its 

 course about 45°. 



Two birds flew in a curve ; one changing its course from northeast to east, and one 

 from northeast to north. 



IDENTIFICATIONS, ETC. 



No. 12 (original list) had the flight of a Hawk or Owl. No. 28 had the wings spread 

 like a Hawk soaring. No. 31 wing motions were plainly seen, but no identification 

 could be made on account of uncertain distance. No. 34 had wavy motion of flight like a 

 Goldfinch. No. 46 passed slowly, the wings beat rapidly and the neck was seen stretched 



