BIRDS OBSERVED NEAR PORTLAND, CONN. 49 
Downy Woodpecker.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Hairy Woodpecker.—Rare Permanent Resident. 
Red-headed Woodpecker.—Rare Permanent Resident, some- 
times common in fall; September 20 to November 28. 
Flicker.—Common Summer Resident, March 8 to Novem- 
ber 26; afew winter. 
Nighthawk.—Common Summer Resident, April 28 to Octo- 
ber 3. 
Whip-poor-will.—Common Summer Resident, April 23 to 
September 25. 
Swift.—Abundant Summer Resident, April 19 to October 11. 
Ruby-throated Hummingbird.—Common Summer Resi- 
dent, May 6 to September 22. 
Kingbird.—Common Summer Resident, April 28 to Sep- 
tember 10. : 
Crested Flycatcher.—Common Summer Resident, May 4 
to August. 
Pheebe.—Common Summer Resident, March 7 to October 
14. 
Least Flycatcher.—Common Summer Resident, April 21 to 
September 4. 
Wood Pewee.—Common Summer Resident, May 6 to 
October 3. 
Horned Lark.—Casual; March 22 to 25; no fall record. 
Crow.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Blue Jay.—Common Permanent Resident. 
Baltimore Oriole-—Commor Summer Resident, May 1 to 
September 8. 
Orchard Oriole. —Summer Resident, May 10 to August. 
Red-winged Blackbird.—Common Summer Resident, March 
8 to November 1. 
Bronzed Grackle.—Common Summer Resident, February 
20 to November 8. 
Bobolink.—Common Summer Resident, May 3 to October 
15. 
Meadowlark.—Common Summer Resident, March § to 
October 26; a few winter. 
Cowbird.—Common Summer Resident, March 26 to No- 
vember 6; occasional in winter. 
