Cambridge, Mass.
1900.
March.  
  7. Passerella iliaca.  Two on the 23rd, scratching in the 
garden. One was also seen on the 25th and 26th.
  8. Quiscalus q. aeneus. One on the 24th.
   9. Corvus americanus. On 23 days crows have been on the place
always either in the trees or flying over. On the 23rd
a flock of 8 passed high overhead towards the North-East.
They were evidently migrating.
  10. Cyanocitta cristata. 3 were seen together in the lilacs
on the 25th, and one was screaming on the 30th.
11. Dryobates p. medianus. The pair of Downy Woodpeckers have
been constantly present through the month and they have
probably been in the garden every day. The male was
noted on 21 days when as usual he fed on the suet. The
female was seen on 19 days. She found her way at last 
to the suet in the early part of the month and visited 
it as regularly as the male. The lump of suet was about
2 by 4 by 6 inches in size and is covered with a piece 
of wire netting to keep the Gray Squirrels from taking 
it off. The Grays have taken a little and the Chickadees 
a few morsels, but the main work has been done by 
the male Downy through the winter, and the female Downy in March.
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