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Sparrow, White-throated (Zonotrkhia albicollis) 



Also from its song called the Peabody bird. In the spring and 

 again in the fall this interesting bird is common along the road- 

 side and hedges. It nests in the north and the colder parts of the 

 State and is one of the commonest birds of the Adirondacks. It 

 passes the winter in the southern states. This bird is gregarious 

 in habit and very sociable. 6.6-6.8 



Call no. 

 Nu SpX Adult on Feeding Limb. (May 1912) Bailey 



Nu SpX2 Nest with Four Eggs on Hummock in Bunch of Weeds. 

 Edge of Potters swamp. (June 6, 1909) Stone 



Nu SpX3 Nest with Three Eggs in Clump of Bunch-berry Plants 

 in Blossom. Cranberry lake. (June 28, 1916) Bailey 



See adult with song sparrow, Nu SpR72. 



Swallow, Bank (Riparia riparia) 



This swallow is abundant in certain sections of the State, 

 particularly where favorable sandbanks abound. At first it built 

 its nest along the banks of streams, but now takes advantage also 

 of banks formed by roads, sand pits and railroad cuts. Late in 

 the summer it congregates in large numbers on telegraph and 

 telephone wires. 5.2 



Nu SuB Adult on Perch near Nest. Near Ithaca. (June 1915) 



Allen 



Observe the band across its breast distinguishing it from 

 rough-winged species. 



Nu SuB2 Nest and Section of Burrow. Near Ithaca. (July 1915) 



Allen 



The bank was cut away to show the burrow and nest at its end. 

 Note the downward trend of the burrow for drainage. The 

 burrow is from 1>4 to 3 feet long, enlarged at the back end to 

 accommodate the grass and feathers of which the nest is made. 

 The entrance is a flattened ellipse from 2 to 2j^ inches across. 



Nu SuB3 Nesting Site of a Colony of Birds 

 Notice the number of holes in the bank. 



