1 6 Birds of Lewist on- Auburn 



from the North in late autumn and return in March or 

 April and those which are permanent residents. 



To the former class belong the brown creeper, snow 

 bunting, Hudsonian chickadee (rare), American gos- 

 hawk, evening and pine grosbeak, redpoll, northern 

 shrike, pine siskin, tree sparrow, Arctic three-toed wood- 

 pecker and if one is in the woods golden-crowned 

 kinglet. To the latter class belong the black-capped 

 chickadee, goldfinch, blue jay, junco, red and white 

 breasted nuthatches, ruffed grouse (partridge), downy 

 woodpecker, seen near the city more than any other 

 species, hairy woodpecker, pileated woodpecker, where 

 the remnants of wooded districts are left, and some of 

 the owls. Crossbills, purple finches and cedar waxwings 

 belong to the erratic class and may be seen. Crows 

 migrate to the coast but are seen inland during the win- 

 ter months. The same is true of herring gulls and 

 sheldrakes if there is open water; also shore larks may 

 be seen. Some bold or careless individuals of our sum- 

 mer birds have been known to remain or return in actual 

 winter. This accounts for an occasional robin, song and 

 white-throated sparrow, hawk and meadowlark being 

 seen. 



A great delight of the winter is to visit at one of our 

 feeding stations. Flocks of redpolls, tree sparrows, 

 chickadees, snow buntings, goldfinches and individuals 

 of other winter birds feed so contentedly under the win- 

 dows of four of my friends, giving life to an otherwise 

 cheerless day. If the winter has been so severe that the 

 birds have left our city feeding stations, we know when 

 they return in February that they hear the call of spring. 



