Birds of Oregon and Washington 287 



Some species will be flitting before our eyes 

 and singing into our ears for several weeks, 

 and we may give our attention to them at any 

 time during the period of their active presence. 

 But, in order to systematize our work and thus 

 to keep from getting confused, it will be well to 

 give our attention each month in the year to a 

 certain number of varieties. 



The first year, let the observation of the birds 

 begin in February. The following scheme by 

 months is given, but it should not be strictly 

 adhered to, if other species are more common in 

 a particular locality at a given time. 



FEBRUARY. 



Western Robin, Western Meadowlark, West- 

 ern Evening Grosbeak, Rusty Song Sparrow, 

 Red-shafted and Northwestern Flickers, Western 

 Bluebird, Mountain Bluebird, Brewer's Black- 

 bird, Western Winter Wren, Crows, some of the 

 Hawks and Owls. 



MARCH. 



The Oregon Towhee, or Chewink ("Catbird"), 

 some of the Woodpeckers, Audubon's Warbler, 

 Vigors's Wren, Skylark, Horned Larks, Rufous 



