44 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



nesting here. In contrast to this, compare the more frequented 



North Nursery discussed on page. 45. 



The far off triangular corner numhered 12, is a fragment 

 of one of the best bird regions in the Park. The bordering 

 country to the south and east is well wooded and well popu- 

 lated by those species that love the seclusion of the unfre- 

 quented woods and stream. Again, for the sake of a long 

 list, I regretted that the Park did not include another forty 

 acres of bordering land.- The small triangular strip numbered 

 12, however, is well worth visiting by the bird lover. Acadian 

 Flycatchers, Red-eyed Vireos, White-eyed Vireos, Redstarts, 

 Cerulean Warblers, Parula Warblers, Kentucky Warblers and 

 Worm-eating Warblers were found. These are all birds that 

 seek the more secluded regions. They are valuable and all 

 the more interesting because of the haunts they inhabit. Oven- 

 birds also were probably here, but I failed to find any during 

 the trip. Here, again, we may look in vain for the Wood 

 Thrush, the Thrasher and the Towhee, and other birds that 

 love the companionship of man. 



It was in this section that a Worm-eating Warbler flew 

 down to a low shrub near which I was standing. There was 

 an eager fluttering and chirping and I saw the parent bird 

 drop a worm into the open mouth of its fledged young. What 

 a thrill the ^A^ht gave me! Before that time I did not even 

 suspect that the Worm-eating Warbler nested in the Park. Fol- 

 lowing lists will show that the bird is not at all uncommon as 

 a summer bird in the Park, but it must be looked for in its 

 proper environment of secluded woods-covered slopes. 



