190 BIRDS OF THE PUBLIC GARDEN 



105. CHICKADEE 



Penthestes atricapillus 



The Chickadee is an infrequent visitant 

 to the Garden in the spring. One was noted 

 on March 28, 1903. Two, remaining over 

 from the winter, were present in March, 

 1904, and also in March, 1907, and then 

 disappeared. In 1905 two appeared on 

 March 31, and the song was heard. In the 

 same year two were noted on April 19, and 

 one came and was in song on May 13. In 

 1907 one was present and singing from 

 April 25 to 29, and in 1908 a single bird was 

 seen on April 9. These are all of the spring 

 records. 



In the autumn Chickadees are much 

 more in evidence, as they quite regularly 

 appear in the Garden and continue their 

 stay into November; and, as already inti- 

 mated, on two occasions two birds remained 

 through the winter and were seen at inter- 

 vals up to the end of March. Sometimes 

 small flocks have appeared in October 

 which numbered four, five, or six birds. 



