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Bird - Lore 



Common 



Fairly Common 



Starling 



English Sparrow 

 Tree Sparrow 

 Hairy 

 Grouse 



Large flocks; occasion- 

 ally with I 

 Small flocks 

 One to small flocks 

 Generally singly 

 Seldom singly 



Fields. 



Towns, farm-buildings, etc. 

 About brush-fringes, fields, etc. 

 On wood over 2 in. in diameter* 

 In woods over 7 years oldf. 



Occasional 



13 



14 



Meadowlark 

 Kinglet 



Goldfinch 



Creeper 



Song Sparrow 



Two to seven 

 Generally in twos; 



occasionally with 3 

 Varies 



Generally one; occa- 

 sionally with 3 

 Generally one or two 



Any other bird rare, irregular, or accidental. 



On wet fields and marshy flats. 

 Close to ground in shrubby woods. 



Most often heard overhead in 



flightj 

 More confined to woods than 3. 



In brush about stone-walls § 



*Whatever wood is too small for Hairy is good for Downy. 



fGrouse often perch well up in trees, from which they can get a good start when danger 

 is still some distance off. 



tif stationary, they are found in tops of tulip trees, black or yellow birches, feeding on 

 their seeds; only feeding on ground in later winter. 



§The winter Song Sparrow is more of a shy skulker than the summer bird, and therefore 

 hard to find and evasive. I find that when I am careful and vigilant I can find one, often 

 two, in each thicket of any extent, especially if dense and connected with a stone wall. 



This summary consists of the elementary work which should always be 

 done first. Further, it includes but one geographical division, each such divi- 

 sion occupying a separate sheet. The more difl&cult work, which will take some 

 years of careful observation, consists of the tabulation of birds rare, irregular, 

 and accidental, following the same plan. Having thus tabulated one's observa- 

 tions on the region, the student is in a position to notice any deviation from 

 the normal. A precise knowledge such as is to be gained from tabulated work, 

 is much superior to a general idea gained from a mass of notes and general 

 impressions, for it is more accurate, more convenient for comparison with 

 another region or with another person's work, and provides a ready outline 

 on which to base a talk or conversation on the birds of one's region, while it 

 shows tangible results on which another person can work. 



