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migrant is a rather rare summer resident. Our earliest record 

 for Birchwood Beach is May 3, 1918. At Warren Woods it 

 was seen May 5, 1919, and not again until May 25. At 

 Warren Dunes a small flock, evidently migrants, flew over on 

 April 29, 1920. 



Carpodaciis purpureus purpureus. Purple Finch. — An abun- 

 dant migrant. May 5, 1919, a large flock was noted in Warren 

 Woods; small flocks were seen in this wood as late as May 

 21, generally in the tops of elm trees, feeding on the tender 

 buds. In 1920 it was noted May 11 at Warren Dunes, but 

 was very rare here. 



Astragalinns tristis tristis. Goldfinch. — A common resident 

 which fed singly and in flocks on the dunes and fields back 

 of them. May 8, 1918, the writer saw 150 or more eating 

 dandelion seeds. At Warren Woods, in 1919, it was common 

 after May 5 at the edge of the forest. May 14, 1920, a flock 

 of twenty were at Warren Dunes, and it was later seen along 

 the beach. 



Pocvcetes gramineus gramineus. Vesper Sparrow. — This is 

 a common summer resident of the region. Seen September 

 10, 1918, and May 3, 1918, at Birchwood Beach. At Warren 

 Woods it was observed May 5, 1919, and at Warren Dunes 

 at the edge of the north pond April 29, 1920. 



Passerculus savanna savanna. Savanna Sparrow. — A very 

 rare migrant in this region. Only one was seen at the road- 

 side two miles southeast of Birchwood Beach May 17, 1918. 



Zonotrkhia leucophrys leucophrys. White-crowned Spar- 

 row. — This migrant is not a common one in the region. At 

 Birchwood Beach it was seen from May 6 to May 17, 1918. 

 At Warren Woods it appeared May 14, 1919, and after May 

 16 no more were noted. 



Zonotrkhia albicollis. White-throated Sparrow. — An abun- 



