PART TWO: SUMMER 

 CHAPTER V 



THE FIFTEEN MOST ABUNDANT SUMMER 

 RESIDENTS 



i. ROBIN 



Haunts: In spring and summer, cultivated 

 land and not far from dwellings. Particularly 

 found on lawns of parks or estates. In fall 

 becomes wild and retires to the thickets and 

 woods. 



Description: Dark gray above, with top and 

 sides of head black, and white spots on outer 

 tail feathers. Throat and center of belly whit- 

 ish with dark streaks. Rest of under parts 

 brick-red. Female paler than the male. 



Size and Shape: Length 10 inches. 



Song: A soft and musical but spaced war- 

 bling. 



Seasonal Abundance: Arrives among our 

 first birds and remains late in the winter. Occa- 

 sionally winters. 



2. CHIPPING SPARROW 



Haunts : Almost unlimited, altho more gener- 

 ally near houses or in upland fields. 

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