The Birds of Monument Valley Park 



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there. I was absent during June, but when I returned in July the Redheads 

 were holding the fort once more. 



One or two pairs each of Western Wood Peewees and Traill's Flycatchers 

 appear to nest every season, as one always sees them about. There are always 

 a few Goldfinches around, and Western Warbling Vireos. 



MAGPIE 



Thus we have about twenty species breeding in the park, perhaps there are 

 more, — I know of one I have not counted, the House Sparrow; this, though 

 common enough in town, does not seem to breed freely in the park, but in 

 August good-sized flocks of young birds are seen around there for a few weeks 

 and then disappear, possibly returning to the city for the winter. One might 

 think the feeding-tables with their supplies of seed would be an attraction, but 

 I do not think I have ever seen a House Sparrow on any of those which have 

 come under mv observation. 



