112 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



fine singers add to the spring chorus of bird voices in the Park. 

 They have at times come to my yard for food during the 

 winter. 



White-crowned Sparrow, Zonotrichia leucophrys leuco- 

 phrys (J. R. Forster) tr and wr. These sparrows are not un- 

 common during migration. They may be found in the Park 

 during October and April, and occasionally during winter. 



White-throated Sparrow, Zonotruchia albicolia Gmelin 

 tr. The White-throats are quite common in the Park during 

 migration, being more conspicuous in April when they may 

 be heard calling "Old-man-peabody." 



Tree Sparrow, Spizella monticola monticola (Gmelin) wr. 

 This is one of the most common birds of the Park during the 

 winter. It is a delight to hear their twitterings from the weed 

 patches along the Blue River. 



Chipping sparrow, Spizella passerina passerina (Bech- 

 stein) sr. Chipping Sparrows are too much attached to human 

 habitations to be at all numerous in the Park, though they are 

 occasionally found in several different sections. 



Clay-colored Sparrow, Spizella pallida (Swainson) tr. 

 These Sparrows are quite numerous among the red haw 

 bushes in the northwest part of the Park during the latter part 

 of April and in early May, where they feed on canker worms. 



Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla pusilla (Wilson) sr. 

 We are always glad to hear the tinkling song of this sparrow 

 that arrives in the Park in early March. They nest through- 

 out the more open sections. 



Slate-colored Junco, Junco hy emails hyemalis (Linn) wr. 

 This is by far the most numerous bird in the Park during 



