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Birds of Lewist on- Auburn 



A GUIDE TO THE ARRIVAL OF BIRDS 



The dates given below are only intended to give the 

 approximate time of arrival. They must not be taken too 

 strictly as temperature and food conditions have much to 

 do with the time of migrations. During December, Jan- 

 uary and February any of the birds mentioned in the 

 chapter "Winter Birds," may be seen if one is in the right 

 locality. 



The last of February to the middle of March, prairie 



horned larks, horned larks (crows and winter birds are 



more numerous) and some straggler of the spring arrivals 



may be found. 



March 15 to April i 



Bronzed Grackle 



Hawks 



Bluebird 



Robin 



Song Sparrow 



Meadowlark 



Red-winged Blackbird 



Junco 



Herring Gull 



April 



Phoebe 



Brown Creeper ) 



more plentiful later on > 



Belted Kingfisher 



Goldfinches that have win- 

 tered here changing 

 plumage 



April 

 Fox Sparrow \ 

 later migration ) 



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Rusty Blackbird 

 Fox Sparrow 

 Ducks 



Canada Goose 

 Woodcock 

 Purple Finch 

 may be seen. 



I to 10 



White-throated Sparrow ) 

 may be seen > 



Ducks 

 Geese 

 Hawks 

 Cowbird (early) 



10 to 20 

 Yellow Palm Warbler 

 Blue Heron 



