Cambridge, Mass.
1902.
August
(No. 6)
  12. Piranga erythromelas. - A bird in green plumage seen in
the elm which stands in the circle in our
driveway on the 22nd. It called chip (without
the churr) several times & then flew off.
  13. Spinus tristis. - Adult birds seen in the garden almost daily, 
usually singly or in pairs, sometimes as many
as three or four together. They came to feed on
the seeds of the sunflowers. The males sang
freely at times.
  14. Carpodacus purpureus. - One heard calling in the garden on
the morning of the 24th; The only occasion 
on which the species has been noted there before
this year was May 17 when I saw a female or immature male
  15. Spizella socialis. - Seen at frequent intervals through the
month, singly or three or four together, sometimes
in the Garden itself, often on the ground
under the lindens or on the lawn. No singing
this month.
  16. Dolichonyx oryzivorus. - The pink calls of birds passing over
the garden, usually high in air, were heard
on the 2nd, 14th, 16th, 21st, 24th 27th and 31st.
In nearly every instance this happened at some 
time between 7 and 9 a.m. and invariably
the sounds indicated that the birds were
moving southward.
  17. Icterus galbula. - Although Orioles were seen in the Garden
at frequent intervals throughout the month I did not
once hear the full song of an old male. At 6 A.M. on
the 21st there was a single loud bugle call & on the
23rd 24th & 28th some feeble broken song notes. At
evening a few Orioles came to the lilacs with the roosting Robins
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