26 Birds of Lewiston-Auhurn 



"several cadences, all so full of sweetness and melody." 

 While the song period ends the last of July another bird- 

 lover and I were surprised to hear one sing August 31, 

 1916, as we enjoyed an early morning walk. 



"He sings each song twice over 

 Lest you should think he never could recapture 

 That first fine careless rapture !" 



17. (704) CATBIRD 



A common summer resident. My earliest date of 

 its arrival is May 9; a few days later is when we usually 

 expect it. The latest I have seen this species is October 10. 

 It is the only mockingbird in the north. Sometimes it is 

 difficult to distinguish the song from that of the brown 

 thrasher, yet, if one stops to listen closely, he will discover 

 that the catbird's song is less varied. It pours forth its 

 music from a lower limb on a bush. I have heard one 

 sing in the night. Its name is from the call-note resem- 

 bling the mew of a cat. The song is heard less frequently 

 after the last of July. 



18. (703) MOCKINGBIRD 



I have never seen a Mockingbird, but one was in the 

 city during a winter. It was observed taking spiders 

 from their nests under the eaves of one of the houses. 

 There was a mystery where it could have come from as 

 its feathers or plumage showed no signs of having been 

 kept in a cage. 



One was about Portland during the winter of 1917. 



FAMILY TITLARKS 



19. (697) AMERICAN PIPIT; TITLARK 



A rare migrant usually seen in the autumn near and 

 on plowed ground from the last of September to the first 

 of November. My only date is October 21, 1917. 



