Birds in our Garden, Cambridge
MAY [May 1919]
1 Robin May 14: 2 [in full song]; May 16: 1 [in full song]; May 18: 2 [in full song]; May 19: 1 [in full song]; May 20: 1 [in full song]; May 25: [in full song]; May 26: 1 [in full song]; May 27: 1 [in full song]; May 29: 2 [in full song]; May 30: 2 [in full song]; May 31: 1 [in full song]
2 Mniotilta May 14: [female]; May 15 [female]; May 18: 1 [in full song]
3 Nashville W. [Nashville Warbler] May 14: [male in full song]; May 15: [male in full song]
4 Yellow rump [Yellow-rumped Warbler] May 14: [female]
5 Crow May 14: 2 [in flight]; May 15: 4 [in flight]; May 18: 2; May 19: 2 [in flight]; May 20: 2 [in flight]; May 27: 6 [in a flock]; May 29: 2; May 30
6 Jay May 14: 1; May 15: 1; May 18: 2; May 19: 1 [singing]; May 20: 1; May 26: 2; May 27: 2
7 Oriole May 14: 1 [in full song] Mercer Circle; May 15: 1 [in full song]; May 18: 1 [in full song]; May 19: 1 [in full song]; May 20: 1 [in full song]; May 22: 1 [in full song]; May 23: 1 [in full song]; May 24: 1 [in full song]; May 30: 1 [in full song]; May 31: 1 [in full song]
8 Grackle May 14: 2; May 18: 2; May 29: 2 [in flight]; May 31: 2 [in flight]
9 House Sp. [House Sparrow] May 14: 6; May 15: 8; May 19; May 20; May 29: sev. [several]; May 30: sev. [several]; May 31
10 Usnea W. [Usnea Warbler] May 15: [male in full song] [female]; May 18: [male in full song]; May 30: [male in full song]
11 Redstart May 15: ad. [adult male in full song]; May 18: [male in full song]
12 Indigo bird May 15: unseen [male in full song] hd. [heard] thrice.
13 Peabody bird May 15: 1; May 20: [immature male in full song]
14 Cat bird 18: 1 [in full song]
15 Purple Finch 18: 1 [in full song]
16 Flicker 17: 1 [in full song]; May 18: 1 [in full song]; May 19: 1 [in full song]; May 20: 1 [in full song]; May 21: 1 [in full song]; May 23: 1 [in full song]; May 24: 1; May 26: 1 [in full song]; May 29: 1; May 30: 1 [in full song]; May 31: 1 [in full song]
17 Rose Br. Gros. [Rose-breasted Grosbeak] May 19: 1 [in full song] early morn
18 Red-eye Vireo [Red-eyed Vireo] May 19: 1 [in full song]; May 22: 1 [in full song]; May 23: 1 [in full song]; May 24: 1 [in full song]; May 26: 1 [in full song]; May 27: 1 [in full song]; May 30: 1 [in full song]
19 Tennessee Warb. [Tennessee Warbler] May 20: 1 [in full song]
20 Swift May 20: 2 [in flight]; May 22: 2 [in flight]; May 23: 2 [in flight]; May 26: hd [heard]; May 27: hd [heard]
21 Oven bird May 24: 1 [in full song]
22 Least Flycatcher May 22: 1 calling whit
23 Maryland Yl. thr. [Maryland Yellow-throat] May 26: 1 [in full song]
24 Black thr. Gr. W. [Black-throated Green Warbler] May 27: 1 [in full song]
25 Chestnut sided W. [Chestnut-sided Warbler] May 27: 1 [in full song]
26 Swainson Th. [Swainson Thrush] May 29: [male in full song] in Jungle 5 P.M.
27 Morning (?) W. [Mourning Warbler] May 30: 1 [in full song]
28 Screech Owl May 19: 1 in sidewalk maple over Riedesel Av. 8 P.M. Seen by N.O.C. [Nuttall Ornithological Club] members on their way to meeting.