April in Berkeley. 



not very active, this species is rather 

 calmly but constantly in motion. It 

 has a characteristic habit of reaching 

 up to a leaf above its head while search- 

 ing for food. 



Would that I could describe the host 

 of birds that are on the move in this 

 month of restlessness and activity ! 

 The golden-crowned sparrows which 

 lingered as long as they dared have 

 deserted us, and left their near relatives 

 and companions of the winter time, the 

 white crowns, in undisputed possession 

 of the shrubbery. The Oregon junco, 

 or snowbird, has likewise gone north or 

 into the mountains, and the Audubon's 

 warbler has followed it. From the 

 southward has come the demure little 

 western flycatcher to spend the summer 

 in our canons, and following it is the 

 chipping sparrow, the gay Bullock's 

 oriole and the lazuli-bunting. How the 

 season changes ! Some birds are hurry- 

 ing to the north, some are already busy 

 with their nesting, while others are on 

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