Glendale, Berkshire County, Mass.
1899.
September
1-15. 
  Pooecetes gramineus.- Five seen together on the 10th.
  Junco hyemalis.- Four or five together on the 11th.
  Spizella socialis.- Two seen on the 9th, three on the 10th, & a
flock of fifteen on the 12th.
  Melospiza fasciata.- Although Song Sparrows have been
comparatively scarce everywhere this year I was surprised to 
meet with only one during my stay at Glendale. This bird
was started from a weedy place near the house.
[margin]Scarcity of
Song Sparrows[/margin]
  Habia ludoviciana .- Call note heard on the 4th and 7th.
  Corvus americanus.- Crows are decidedly scarce about Glendale.
I did not see more than two or three in any one day.
  Cyanocitta cristata.- Seen or heard almost daily. On the 7th
I noted at least ten different birds.
  Icterus galbula.- One in the orchard on the 2nd.
  Dryobates villosus.- One on the 12th and another on the 13th.
  Dryobates pubescens.- One on the 4th, another on the 7th.
  Colaptes auratus.- Only two noted, one on the 6th, the other on the following day.
  Contopus virens.- One singing feebly on the 5th.
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