80 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



great numbers of Tennessee Warblers, Nashville Warblers, 

 Yellow Warblers and others during their migration. The num- 

 bers are so great that it seems as though every leaf and twig 

 will have been inspected and cleaned of its insects. During 

 their brief visit they will destroy millions of devastating pests. 

 What a great blessing their semi-annual visit brings! We are 

 twice blest with their presence, blest with the work they do, 

 and blest with their enchanting grace and activity and song. 



During autumn, also, but to a less noticeable extent, the 

 Park becomes the feeding place and resting place for in- 

 numerable birds. Their more quiet ways at this season, and 

 their more somber colors make them less conspicuous, and 

 only the bird student is aware that anything unusual is taking 

 place. 



Swope Park is at no time any great resort for water fowl. 

 During migration, however, a number of Plovers, Sandpipers, 

 ducks and occasionally others, may be found along the Blue 

 River and the Park lakes. (See check list for species ihat hcve 

 been recorded.) 



It is very evident that during the erratic wanderings of 

 migration, almost every species of bird that passes along the 

 Missouri valley might at some time be found either resting in 

 the Park or at least flying over. Persistent, and careful ob- 

 servations at these seasons will surely add to the list of birds 

 of Swope Park. 



