46 BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PHILADELPHIA, PA. 
House Wren.—Tolerably common Summer Resident, April 
25 to October 5. 
Winter Wren.—Common Winter Visitant, September 25 
to April. 
Carolina Wren.—Tolerably common Permanent Resident. 
Long-billed Marsh Wren.—Common Summer Resident ; a 
few winter. 
Brown Creeper.—Common Transient Visitant ; less com- 
mon Winter Visitant, September 20 to April 15. 
Black-capped Chickadee.—Not common Winter Visitant, 
October 24 to March 1. 
Tufted Titmouse.—Rather common Permanent Resident. 
White-breasted Nuthatch.—Common Permanent Resident ; 
less numerous in summer. , 
Red-breasted Nuthatch.—Transient Visitant; irregularly 
abundant in fall ; rare in spring ; May 15 to September 
10 ; October 15 to May 15 ; and occasional Winter Vis- 
itant. 
Golden-crowned Kinglet.—Very common Transient Vis- 
itant, September 30 to April 20 ; rather common Winter 
Visitant. 
Ruby-crowned Kinglet.—Common Transient Visitant, 
April 12 to May 1 ; September 15 to November 1. 
Veery.—Common Transient Visitant, May 5 to 25 ; Sep- 
tember 1 to 20. 
Wood Thrush.—Common Summer Resident, May 1 to Oc- 
tober 1. 
Hermit Thrush.—Very common Tandionk Visitant ; found 
sparingly as Winter Visitant ; April 10 to May 4; Octo- 
ber 10 to November 5. 
Robin.—Abundant Summer Resident ; frequent but irreg- 
ular Winter Visitant ; March 15 to November 10. ’ 
Bluebird.—Tolerably common Transient Visitant ; rather 
rare Summer Resident ; formerly Permanent Resident. 
Beginning to increase again. 
