116 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



Harris repeatedly saw a lone Bohemian Waxwing in company 

 with a flock of Cedar Waxwings during the month of April, 

 1920. The bird is uncommon in this region. 



Cedar Waxwing, Bombycilla cedorium Vieillot tr and 

 wr. One hardly knows when to look for Cedar Waxwings. They 

 may be found most any time during winter, and again they 

 may be quite rare. In recent years flocks of forty or more 

 birds have spent several weeks in the Park and vicinity during 

 the spring months. I have no records later than the first week 

 of June. 



Migrant Shrike, Lanus ludovicianus bigrans W. Palmer 

 sr and occasional wr. Only a very few Shrikes nest among 

 the red haw bushes bordering the golf courses; a rare bird 

 for Swope Park. 



Red-eyed Vireo, Vireosylva olivacea (Linn) sr. This is 

 one of the more numerous summer birds for the Park, being 

 found in all of the wooded portions. It arrives during the 

 last week in April and remains until late September. 



Warbling Vireo, Vireosylva gilva gilva (Vieillot) sr. 

 These fine singers are quite common during migration, but 

 seem to prefer the orchards and groves about our homes for 

 their nesting environment. I have but two records for nesting 

 birds near the margin of the Park, one of these being in my 

 yard. They arrive and leave a little earlier than the Red-eyed 

 Vireo. 



Yellow-throated Vireo, Laniviero jlavifrons (Vieillot) sr. 

 Only a few nesting birds of this species are found in the Park. 

 They are also less common during migration than the the pre- 

 ceding. It is a good sense perception test to distinguish its 



