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Chimney Swift. Often called Chimney Swallow. Chaetura pelagica. 

 Common summer resident, April 23 to October. Our chimney. 



Ruby-Throated Humming-Bird. Trochilus colubris. Rather rare 

 summer resident, May 15 to September. Our yard. 



Kingbird. Tyrannus tyrannus. Very common summer resident, 

 May 7 to September. Orchard. 



Great-Crested Flycatcher. Myiarchus crinitus. Rare summer res- 

 ident, May 7 to August 30. Fields near Hazel Grove road. 



Phoebe. Sayornis phoebe. Common summer resident, March 17 

 to October 30. Near bridges. 



Olive-Sided Flycatcher. Contopus borealis. Transient visitant, 

 May and September. Rare. Our orchard. 



Wood Pewee. Contopus virens. Common summer resident, 

 May 13 to September. Woods. 



Yellow- Bellied Flycatcher. Empidonax flaviventris. Rare tran- 

 sient visitant, May 9 to October 2. Our orchard. 



Least Flycatcher. Chebec. Empidonax minimus. Common 

 summer resident, May 7 to September. Orchards. 



Horned Lark. Shore Lark. Otocoris alpestris. Rare. Winter 

 visitant. November. Gibbet Hill. 



Blue Jay. Cyanocitta cristata. Common resident. Everywhere. 



American Crow. Corvus americanus. Common permanent resi- 

 dent. A large " Crow-Roost " is situated on the Reedy Meadow 

 road. Thousands may be seen here during migrations. 



Bobolink. Reedbird. Ricebird. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. Com- 

 mon resident in summer, May 7 to September. Long Hill. Fields. 



Cowbird. Molothrus ater. Common summer resident, March 16 

 to October. Pastures. 



Red-Winged Blackbird. Agelaius phoeniceus. Common summer 

 resident, March 12 to September. Quasoponagon meadows. 



Meadow Lark. Field Lark. Sturnella magna. Common summer 

 resident. Winters often. Long Hill and fields. 



Orchard Oriole. Icterus spurius. Rare summer resident. May 17 

 to September. Our orchard. 



Baltimore Oriole. Golden Robin. Hang-Nest. Icterus galbula. 

 Common summer resident, May 7 to September. Elm trees. 

 Main Street. 



Rusty Blackbird. Scolecophagus carolinus. Common transient 

 visitant, April 1 and October. Quasoponagon meadows. 



Bronzed Grackle. Crow-Blackbird. Quiscalus quiscula aeneus. 



