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abcnt that time. It bad been reported <Mie year before, 

 Its SM^ is macfa like Ae tlack cap" Mih- more "Tjabyish." 



1«L f 735) BLACK-CAP^a) C&ICKAI>£E 



A permanent readent. In Sqrtember tfaej leave ffae 

 woods and tfaeir familiar notes may be heard in oor 

 oniiaTds and gardens near die dty, 'iiiiere a few are seen 

 all winter esxsept in exli e m dy odd wealber. In Fdira- 

 aiy we hear thdr sweet phe-be (this note may be heard 

 m all the winter mondis if the weather is mild) reniind- 

 ii^ ns spiii^ is amm^. Later they letnm to the woods 

 for the snnmier. 



"Tfaf can m ^Kiog, 

 As ^taonld accost some frirrdoos vmg, 

 Cnrmg oat ot the bazd copse, Fhe-lie! 

 And in wiuba, Onc-ar-dee-dee ! 



— Emursom. 



In March and even later a beantifid warUe soi^ may 

 be heard. Oor most csommcHi winter Inxd, renowned for 

 its soriahiHty. for when we are in the woods it ahva^ 

 91^5 for nsu It frequent^ comes to oor hranes and feeds 

 fnRn oor haiMJg After a ramUe through the pines in late 

 NovenAer with a litet a iy friend, she described the dndk- 

 adees in a uatute e ditui ial as iinlcii^ "mnsic Uke some- 

 body robbii^ a firmer aves a fine alrer wire." 



It is to be presumed in Ifae case of birds called penna- 

 ment residents that they are not refHesented by the same 

 fy^pyi^ piiaK the tiiiii i' yeaF as maii y of OUT smnmez* rest' 

 dents go sooth iridle others come hoe from the nmlh for 

 the wmter. 



FAMILY NUTHATCHES 

 11. (728) BEI^fiBKASrED JtTTRATCH 



A permanent readent; mcne abondant in tiie mij^ 

 and in aiiiiimn Dnrii^ the remal m^ralioa it is more in 



