Henninger — June Birds of Laramie 



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trees, their sand and tbeir general unfinished appearance. 

 House Finches everywhere and I stood and watched them for 

 hours. In the City Park a block away a Western Meadow- 

 lark was pouring- forth its melody towards the sun's golden 

 orb. A walk of two minutes and I was on the open pra'-rie, 

 gophers whisked away and running on the ground between 

 their burrows, Desert Horned Larks. Slowly I wandered 

 to tha Union Pacific Ice Plant with its Reservoir and to the 

 Laramie River. The unusually early spring had caused the 

 waters to rise and the whole valley was overflowed. Desert 

 tlorned Larks and Meadowlarks seemed to be found on all 

 sides and among them I saw my first McCowns Longspurs. 

 A few steps farther and I ran on to a pair of the beautiful 



Nests of Cliff Swallow. 

 Laramie, Wyo., June 13, 1914. 



Lark Buntings, a bird that is rather rare in this whole region 

 west of the border chain of the Rockies. Now a new sight 

 att-racted my attention. Over the river a cloud of small 

 birds was hovering and I hastened over there almost running 



