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BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 

 SECTION NUMBER 15 



This embraces the great open meadow about the Lagoon, 

 where conditions are now quite artificial and where few birds 

 liave opportunity for nesting. A few years ago this was one 

 of the greatest bird resorts for the whole Park. At that time 

 the region about the Lagoon was as great a resort for Dick- 

 cissels and Meadowlarks as the Rifle Range now is. The woods 

 to the north and east was also then a primeval wilderness for 

 the more retiring birds. The building of a macadam road up 



Fig. 



11 — Wildcat Holloiv Is Still Frequented by Wild Birds in Spite 

 of the Motor Cars 



