74 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



Smithson, of Warrensburg, Mo., and I have seen it repeatedly 

 myself during the winter, finding it on January 26, 1907, one 

 of the very cold days of the winter. 



January 2, 1908, I saw and heard the Towhee in the shrub- 

 bery of the northwest part of the Park. 



Flickers are to be found in the sheltered hollows of the 

 Park almost any day of the winter and Red-headed Wood- 

 packers are found occasionally during the winter. During 

 the winter of 1909 the Redheads came regularly to a chestnut 

 oak tree in my yard and gathered acorns, evidently eating 

 more than merely the worms found in the acorns. 



The Kinglets are occasionally found with us during the 

 winter. I have found them in January of 1908 and also in 

 1916. --^f jp 



Harris Sparrows, Song Sparrows and Lincoln Finches are 

 occasionally met with in the Park in the midst of winter. A 

 Harris Sparrow came regularly to a feeding box near my 

 window during the winter of 1916. 



During the winter of 1916-17 and also the preceding 

 winter great flocks of Thick-billed Redwings (Agelains phoe- 

 niceus fortis) came down from the Northwest and congregated 

 by thousands along the Missouri River at night, and during; 

 the day spread out over the woods and fields of the surround- 

 ing country, many of them feeding in the Park. 



Besides these rather irregular winter birds, the regular 

 winter residents are found. (See paragraph for species re- 

 corded). Juncos, Chickadees, Tree Sparrows and Titmice are 

 the most numerous of the species found in the Park during 

 winter. 



