114 BIRDS OF SWOPE PARK 



throughout the Park during summer, but during winter they 

 congregate about the tall horseweeds along the Blue River. 



Rose-breasted Grosbeak, Zamelodia ludoviciana (Linn) 

 sr. Rose-breasts are quite rare in Swope Park, though not 

 uncommon in the neighboring residence districts. They seem 

 to prefer to nest near our homes. 



Blue Grosbeak, Guiraca caerulea caerulea Linn sr. Al- 

 though I have no record of this bird within the boundaries of 

 the Park, I have seen a pair and their nest with young near a 

 cottage a short distance east of the Park. This was in 1918; 

 the next year the birds nested in the same region. 



Indigo Bunting, Passerina cyanea (Linn) sr. Indigo 

 birds are abundant in all but the most frequented portions of 

 the Park, being the most numerous of the summer birds. They 

 love the dry sunny borders of the groves and hill slopes. 

 Spring arrivals are rather late, only a few arriving before the 

 first of May. 



Dickcissel, Spiza americana (Gmelin) sr. Dickcissels are 

 abundant only in the unkempt meadows of the Park. None are 

 found in the woods covering the hill slopes. The Rifle Range 

 is a favorite resort for them during the nesting season. 



Scarlet Tanager, Piranga erythromelas Viellot sr. Scarlet 

 Tanagers are more common in Swope Park than in other 

 neighboring regions, since they love the dry wooded hill 

 slopes to the east and south. It arrives about the last of April 

 and remains until the last of September. 



Summer Tanager, Piranga rubra rubra (Linn) sr. This 

 bird while not quite as common in the Park as is the Scarlet 



