May Bird Censuj 203 



May Bird Census 



F. MAY TUTTLE, OSAGE, IOWA. 



In order that you may reconcile my list with town life, I feel 

 that an explanation is necessary. Our home is located on two 

 good sized lots, near the out-skirts of town. Just outside the 

 west window in the kitchen, where much of my time is spent, are 

 two plum trees, a concrete bird pool, berry bushes in an adjoining 

 yard; and in other parts of the yard are hard maples, apple and 

 evergreen trees, so that conditions are favorable for bird-life in 

 abundance. The Martin house was erected early in May but the 

 birds failed to find it until Decoration Day. The Western 

 Meadowlark that I hear almost every day sings on a pasture fence 

 two blocks south of our home. In every case where the locality 

 is not mentioned, I saw the birds in my own door-yard. 



May 1st, chaperoned the 5th grade girls on a picnic to Sugar 

 Creek: Slate-colored Junco, Robins, English Sparrow, Lark Spar- 

 row, Myrtle Warbler, Kingfisher, Flicker, 



May 4th. — A five mile walk south-east of town: Robins, 9; Eng- 

 lish Sparrows; Bronzed Grackles, 6; Chipping Sparrow, 3; Mourn- 

 ing Dove, 3; Meadowlark, 6; Flicker; Field Sparrow; Crow, 6; 

 Blue Jays; Brown Thrasher; Blue-headed Vireo; Ruby-crowned 

 Kinglet; Cowbird; Myrtle Warbler, 5; Bluebirds, 3; Song Spar- 

 row; Goldfinch, 2. 



May 3rd, 5th, 8th, 9th, 11th, 12th, 15th, and 16th.— The Northern 

 Hairy Woodpecker came to the suet. How do I know that it was 

 the Northern Hairy? Because, (a woman's reason) it stood be- 

 side a robin one day and was fully as large. 



May 12th. — Male and female Grosbeak, Catbird, Robin, English 

 Sparrow, Grackle, Mourning Dove, Chipping Sparrow, Blue Jay. 



May 15th. — Olive-backed Thrush, Traill Flycatcher, Baltimore 

 Oriole, Grosbeak, Catbird, Robin, Bluejay, Swift, English Spar- 

 row, Grackle. 



May 16th. — Robin, Grackle, Bluejay, English Sparrow, House 

 Wren, Olive-backed Thrush, Summer Yellow Bird, Philadelphia 

 Vireo, Grosbeak, Catbird, Screech Owl, Least Flycatcher, North- 

 ern Hairy Woodpecker. 



May 17th. — Robin, Bluejay, Grackle, House Wren, Catbird, 

 Olive-backed Thrush, White-throated Sparrow, 2; Least Fly- 

 catcher, Chipping Sparrow, ) Redstart, Baltimore Oriole. 



May 18th. — Tree Sparrow, Grosbeak, Robin, English Sparrow, 



