A LIST OF THE SONG BIKDS OF THE PEMIGE, 
WASSET VALLEY FROM THE FRANCONIA 
NOTCH TO PLYMOUTH, N. H., WITH THE 
APPROXIMATE DATES OF THEIR a e 
IN SPRING. 
Letters mean: vc, very common; c,common; rc, rather 
common; r u, rather uncommon; r, rare; vr, very rare. 
Downy Woodpeckerve . . . . All the year 
Chickadee vc . . . All the year 
White-breasted svathateh ve All the year 
Canada Jay r u High mountains : .- All the year 
Robinve . : . ° ° - March 20 
Bluebird v c a . ° ° . - March 26 
Bronze Grackleru . ° . « March 25 
Song Sparrow v c . ° ° ° - March 25 
Swamp Sparrowru . . ° : - March 30 
Phoebe vec . ; ° ° ° . . April 8 
Cowbird v r : . ° . ° —— 
Red-winged Blackbird ru . . . April 10 
Flickerve . é . . - . . April 10 
Purple Finche . : ° ° ° . April 15 
Vesper Sparrowve . ° ° . April 15 
Pine Warblerr . ° 4 . . April 20 
Water Thrush ru . : ° ‘ April 20 
Chipping Sparrow v c : . . . April 25 
Myrtle Warbler r . ° . . .- April 25 
Hermit Thrushve . ; . ° - April 25 
Savanna Sparrow ru ‘ . . « April 25 
Ruby-crowned Kingletr . . : . April 30 
Field Sparrow rc . . . Mayl 
Blue Jay vc ‘ - All the year, and May 1 
Winter Wrenc . s ° - May 5d 
Yellow-bellied Wr igdnocken ru - . May 5d 
Snow Bunting c winter; departs. ae 
Purple Martin rc . - . ‘ May 5 
Barn Swallow vc u ‘ : - - Mayd 
White-throated Sparrowve . 2 ~ Mayd 
317 
