BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



spring the Kingbird will be driven to eat the 

 berries of the sumach. 



THE LARK 



We have but one member of the Lark family, 

 the prairie Horned Lark. One day in March, 

 driving along a country road we saw a group 

 of them on the roadway just ahead. They 

 were very easy to distinguish, for their two 

 little horns are especially noticeable when they 

 are pecking for food on the ground. Flocks are 

 sometimes seen in February and March, 

 doubtless on their way farther north, though 

 they have been known to nest here. They 

 make their nests on the ground in the open 

 fields. Some of these birds are said to spend 

 the entire winter in the southern part of 

 Ontario and the northern part of the United 

 States. 



THE SCARLET TANAGER 



If the Tanager family is a small one, its sole 

 member known here is one of our most bril- 

 liant birds. The Scarlet Tanager is easily re- 

 cognized by its beautiful scarlet plumage and 

 contrasting wings and tail of black. In a 



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