14 Birds of Lewiston-Auburn 



The migration really begins the last days of August 

 and the first of September when the "chink chink" of the 

 bobolink is heard as he flies to the rice fields of the 

 South and the air is full of the twittering of the migrat- 

 ing swallows. 



Chickadees, nuthatches and woodpeckers are heard 

 near the city and if one is out in the evening there are 

 tiny notes in the air indicating migration. The fly- 

 catchers, most warblers and other insect-eating birds 

 migrate in September. 



During this month blue jays are heard more, thrushes 

 that have nested north return, hawks are more in evi- 

 dence and purple finches are abundant. October sees 

 white-throated sparrows, myrtle warblers and j uncos 

 arrive in flocks. Sparrows and finches migrate, late 

 warblers and kinglets return. Suddenly they all disap- 

 pear and after the middle of October few are seen but 

 j uncos and white-throats. The fox sparrow comes and 

 goes, blackbirds leave and when we see the large hawks 

 flying south we know the bluebirds, robins, white 

 throats and juncos will soon depart and we must say 

 "good bye to summer." 



