74 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



Smithson, of Warrensburg, Mo., and I have seen it repeatedly 

 myself during the winter, finding it on January 26, 1907, one 

 of the very cold days of the winter. 



January 2, 1908, I saw and heard the Towhee in the shrub- 

 bery of the northwest part of the Park. 



Flickers are to be found in the sheltered hollows of the 

 Park almost any day of the winter and Red-headed Wood- 

 packers are found occasionally during the winter. During 

 the winter of 1909 the Redheads came regularly to a chestnut 

 oak tree in my yard and gathered acorns, evidently eating 

 more than merely the worms found in the acorns. 



The Kinglets are occasionally found with us during the 

 winter. I have found them in January of 1908 and also in 

 1916. 



Harris Sparrows, Song Sparrows and Lincoln Finches are 

 occasionally met with in the Park in the midst of winter. A 

 Harris Sparrow came regularly to a feeding box near my 

 window during the winter of 1916. 



During the winter of 1916-17 and also the preceding 

 winter great flocks of Thick-billed Redwings {Agelains phoe- 

 niceus fords) came down from the Northwest and congregated 

 by thousands along the Missouri River at night, and during 

 the day spread out over the woods and fields of the surround- 

 ing country, many of them feeding in the Park. 



Besides these rather irregular winter birds, the regular 

 winter residents are found. (See paragraph for species re- 

 corded). Juncos, Chickadees, Tree Sparrows and Titmice are 

 the most numerous of the species found in the Park during 

 winter. 



