THE NESTING SEASON. 



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Date of departure. 



Oct. 10-20. Long-billed Marsh Wren. 



Short-billed Marsh Wren. 



House Wren 



Brown Thrasher 



Catbird 



October 20-31. Phoebe 



Towhee 



Tree Swallow 



November 1-30.* Woodcock 



Mourning Dove 



Kingfisher 



Ked- winged Blackbird . . , 



Purple Grackle 



Cowbird , 



Vesper Sparrow , 



Field Sparrow , 



Chipping Sparrow. , 



Swamp Sparrow , 



DATES AT WHICH BIRDS BEGUN TO NEST IN THE VICINITY OF 

 NEW YORK CITY. 



Feb. 28. Great Horned Owl. 

 Mar. 12. Barred Owl. 

 April 1. Woodcock. 

 3. Screech Owl. 



5. Red-shouldered Hawk. 



6. Ked-tailed Hawk. 

 9. American Crow. 

 9. Long-eared Owl. 



10. Bluebird. 



17. White-bellied Nuthatch 



18. Broad-winged Hawk. 



19. Duck Hawk. 



20. Kobin. 



25. Purple Grackle. 



26. Mourning Dove. 

 May 1. Cooper's Hawk. 



2. Fish Hawk. 



2. Song Sparrow. 



3. Cardinal. 



5. Cowbird. [In Song Spar- 

 row's nest.] 



May 5. Black-crowned Night Heron. 

 6. Green Heron. 



6. Wood Duck. 



7. Kingfisher. 



8. Barn Swallow. 

 8. Phoebe. 



10. Clapper Kail. 

 10. Killdeer. 

 10. Buffed Grouse. 

 10. Sparrow Hawk. 

 10. Savanna Sparrow. 



10. Vesper Sparrow. 



11. Flicker. 



11. Louisiana Water Thrush. 



13. Red-headed Woodpecker. 



14. Chipping Sparrow. 



14. Towhee. 



15. King Rail. 

 15. Virginia Rail. 

 15. Meadowlark. 

 15. Field Sparrow. 



* The time of the departure of these birds varies greatly during different 

 years. Should the season be an exceptionally mild one, many of them will re- 

 main until late in December. 



