BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



alike, but the Vesper Sparrow does not sing the 

 music the Song Sparrow sings." The nest of 

 the Vesper Sparrow one comes upon in most 

 unexpected places on the ground. The Field 

 Sparrows usually nest on the ground also, 

 though sometimes they build in low bushes. 

 The Grasshopper Sparrow is another very com- 

 mon little friend in our fields. 



The Sparrows that nest farther north are al- 

 ways welcome guests. We cannot call them 

 tenants, because they simply visit us as they 

 pass between their summer and winter homes. 

 We watch eagerly for the coming of the White 

 Throated, the White Crowned and the Fox 

 Sparrows. The White Throats and White 

 Crowns are easily distinguished, as their names 

 are descriptive, and so white are their crowns 

 and their throats that there is no mistaking 

 them. In some seasons they remain much 

 longer than others. When they stay for several 

 weeks we are likely to have a late, cold spring, 

 this doubtless being the reason why they are 

 in no hurry to pass on to their nesting places. 

 Throwing out crumbs will bring them to the 

 door, where they can be watched to great ad- 

 vantage. The Fox Sparrow, when with us, is 



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