THE WAY TO STUDY BIRDS 



Remarks: To observe this bird, merely the 

 fare and the time for a ferry ride are required or, 

 even simpler, go to either shore of the Hudson 

 River near New York City and you will see 

 dozens of them flying above the water. 



5. GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET^ 



Haunts: Trees or shrubs. 



Description: Olive-green above; dull white 

 below; wings and tail blackish with yellow 

 markings ; crown bright yellow, the male with a 

 central orange shading. 



Field-mark: Yellow crown. 



Size and Shape : Length 4. i inches. Bill thin. 



Call: A high, thin "Teet-ee-tee," uttered 

 rapidly. 



Seasonal Abundance: Remains from Sep- 

 tember 2oth until the last part of April. 



Remarks : An easily overlooked type of bird, 

 yet one of our steady and common winter species, 

 apparently unaffected by any degree of tempera- 

 ture. 



6. BROWN CREEPER 



Haunts: Woods. 



Description : Streaked brown and gray above, 

 with a light reddish-brown rump; tail uniform 

 brownish. Below, clear white. 



Field-marks: Streaked back and uniform 

 reddish-brown rump. 



Size and Shape: Length 5.5 inches. Very 

 slender bill and a long tail with pointed feathers. 



