MIDWINTER BIRDS 297 
These are the resident birds on the list that Gray Lady 
kept of those the children saw during that winter: — 
Bob-white Red-tailed Hawk 
Ruffed Grouse Sharp-shinned Hawk 
Red-shouldered Hawk Barred Owl 
Meadowlark Cedar Waxwing 
Long-eared Owl Hairy Woodpecker 
Screech Owl Flicker 
Downy Woodpecker Blue Jay 
Robin Crow 
Bluebird American Goldfinch 
Song-sparrow Chickadee 
White-breasted Nuthatch Herring Gull 
This is a list of the visiting birds, that nest in the far 
North and drift southward, either in search of food or 
driven on the course of the storm clouds; and before 
February came, with its longer afternoons, the children 
could name them all, either from sight or from the pictures 
in Gray Lady’s portfolio. 
Horned Lark. (See above.) 
Snowflake. A bird of the Sparrow tribe, winter plumage 
soft brown and white, colour of dead leaves and snow, 
black feet and bill. Comes in flocks to feed on weed 
seeds, especially of snowy winters. 
Redpoll. Of the Sparrow tribe and the size of the Chippy. 
Dusky gray and brown, with long, pointed wings 
and short, forked tail. Head, neck, and rump washed 
with crimson! A canary-like call-note. 
The Two Crossbills. (See page 252.) 
Snow Owl. (See page 295.) 
