THE NESTING SEASON. I9 



Date of departure. 



Oct. 10-20. Long-billed Marsh Wren 



Short-billed Marsh Wren 



House Wren 



Brown Thrasher 



Catbird 



October 20-31. Phoibe 



Towhee 



Tree Swallow 



November 1-30.* Woodcock 



Mourning Dove 



Kingfisher .' 



Eed- winged Blackbird 



Purple Grackle 



Cowbird 



Vesper Sparrow 



Field Sparrow 



Chipping Span-ow 



Swamp Sparrow 



DATES AT WHICH BIRDS BEGIN TO NEST IN THE VICINITY OF 

 NEW YORK CITY.t 



Feb. 28. Great Horned Owl. May 2. Osprey. 



Mar. 12. Ban-ed Owl. 3. Cardinal. 



28. Carolina Wren. 5. Cowbird. [In Song Spar- 



30. Duck Hawk. row's nest.] 



April 1. Woodcock. - 6. Wood Duck. 



3. Eed-shouldered Hawk. 6. Green Heron. 



3. Screech Owl. 1. Flicker. 



6. Eed-tailed Hawk. 8. Bam Swallow. 



9. American Crow. 10. Clapper Kail. 



9. Long-eared Owl. 10. Killdeer. 



10. Bluebird. 10. Buffed Grouse. 



17. White-breasted Nuthatch. 10. Sparrow Hawk. 



18. Broad-winged Hawk. 10. Savanna Sparrow. 

 20. Eobin. 10. Vesper Sparrow. 



25. Mourning Dove. II. Louisiana Water-Thrush. 



25. Purple Grackle. 12. Euby-throated Hummingbird. 



28. Phoebe. 13. Eed-headed Woodpecker. 



29. Song Sparrow. ■ 14. Acadian Flycatcher. 

 May 1. Black-crowned Night Heron. 14. Blue Jay. 



1. Cooper's Hawk. 14. Chipping Sparrow. 



1. Kingfisher. 14. Towhee. 



* Should the season be an exceptionally mild one, many of these birds may 

 remain until late in December. 



+ Based on data accompanying the oological collections of the American 

 Museum, and on the observations of Prof. Marston T. Bogert, Dr. J. D wight, Jr., 

 Dr. Evan M. Evans, Mr. W. P. Lemmon, and the author. The dates given are 

 those on which, with some exceptions, full sets of eggs have been taken. 



