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MEMOIRS OF THE NUTTALL ORNITHOLOGICAL CLUB. 



During the period just indicated the following birds occurred more or less 

 regularly in summer in the grounds about our house. 



1. Green Heron. 



2. Black-crowned Night Heron. 



3. Yellow-billed Cuckoo. 



4. Black-billed Cuckoo. 



5. Northern Flicker. 



6. Chimney Swift. 



7. Ruby-throated Hummingbird. 



8. Kingbird, 



g. Wood Pewee. 



10. Least Flycatcher. 



11. Blue Jay. 



12. Bobolink. 



13. Cowbird. 



14. Baltimore Oriole. 



15. Bronzed Grackle. 



16. Purple Finch. 



17. American Goldfinch. 



18. Chipping Sparrow. 



19. Song Sparrow. 



20. Indigo Bunting. 



21. Barn Swallow. 



Frequently seen by day, flying over the 



place. 

 Seen flying overhead almost every evening 



from May to October. 

 Usually one pair, never more. 

 Always a single pair. 

 Seen frequently ; occasionally a pair nested 



in the orchard. 

 Dozens of birds frequented the place, and 



there were usually from one to three 



nests in the chimneys of the old house. 

 One or two birds visited the flower garden 



daily, but no nest was ever found on 



the place. 

 Always one pair, never more. 

 One or two pairs. 

 From two to four pairs. 

 Of irregular occurrence ; a pair nested in 



our lindens in 1878. 

 Usually one pair, never more ; they nested 



for the last time in 1873. 

 Eggs found in other birds' nests every year. 

 Four or five pairs. 

 Birds from breeding colonies in other parts 



of Cambridge visited the place almost 



daily. 

 Usually two or three pairs nesting. 

 From one to three pairs nesting. 

 Five or six pairs nesting. 

 Three or four pairs nesting. 

 Always one pair, never more. 

 The members of a large colony which 



nested at the head of Sparks Street 



were accustomed to visit the place 



almost daily. 



