ROSE-BREASTED GROSBEAK 



Spring, 1892 

 May 9, 1893 

 May 3, 1894 

 May 2, 1896 



THESE birds are regular in their com- 

 ing, and are among our best known 

 birds here, though they are never plentiful. 

 The male is a beautiful singer, his sweet, 

 melodious warble resembling a robin's, 

 only it is much more finished, sweeter, with 

 a softer and more oriole-like quality. He 

 is one of our most constant and fearless 

 singers during June. Later in the summer 

 he is entirely silent. 



September i y 1895. I heard one warble 

 quite a long song, and as sweet in quality 

 as his spring song. I have heard this bird 

 $ing exultantly as he soared in the air, after 

 the manner of a bobolink. Both male and 

 female throw themselves in the air and 

 turn graceful somersaults in pursuit of in- 

 sects. The male utters a loud chirp which 

 is very unmusical, like the squeak of a 

 wheel which needs oiling. The grosbeaks 

 were very common here in the spring and 

 summer of 1895. One would hear six or 



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