50 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



River. These were the only Prothonotary Warblers found in 



the Park as summer birds. 



The Rifle Range is no longer used as a shooting ground, 

 and the region is quite undisturbed. The meadow is cut, but 

 most of the Meadowlarks have left the nest before the mower 

 disturbs them. The Dickcissels are not always so fortunate 

 and many a nest is torn up by the hayrake. 



Note : In June, 1918, and therefore a later record than 

 the regular census, I found a Grasshopper Sparrow collecting 

 worms in the alfalfa meadow. This brands it as a nesting bird 

 for the region and adds another to the total for the Park. A 

 week earlier I heard and saw a. number in the meadow, and 

 I have no doubt that a half dozen or more Grasshopper Spar- 

 rows nest regularly in the region, but they are so shy and 

 have such a habit of sneaking under the grass and remaining 

 out of sight that it is almost an accident to find them. 



Fig. 10 A Bit of the. Lagoon and Its Border Land 



