i86 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 



102. BROWN CREEPER 



Cerihia jamiliaris americana 



A few Brown Creepers in the Garden are 

 recorded each year, both in the spring and 

 in mid-autumn. The earliest appearance 

 of the species was in 1905, when on March 

 20 two birds came and remained during four 

 days. 1 In other seasons the Creeper has 

 first appeared in April : one on April 7, 1904, 

 on the Common ; one on April 10, 1908 ; one 

 on April 15, 1905, on the Common; one on 

 April 22, 1907, which remained six days, 

 presumably the same bird. These first- 

 comers have usually been followed -by 

 others a few days later. In 1905 eight birds 

 were seen on April 26, and it may be that 

 fifteen different individuals visited the 

 Garden that season, the period of migra- 

 tion extending from March 20 to May 3, 

 or forty-five days. The latest birds were 

 present in 1907, three on May i. In 1900 

 two Creepers were present on May 9. This 



1 In 1909 a Creeper was present on March 18 for one 

 day only. 



