Ornithology. 



The birds of the month have been exhibited as they were last year. 

 A list of these migrants was given in the 1902 rei:)ort, page 13, so will not 

 be repeated here. 



Birds Seen in Springfield. 



1903. 



Spring observations. 



1902. 



1901. 



Feb. 23. 



Bluebird, 



Feb. 27 



Mar. 14 



3rar. 3. 



Bronzed Grackle, 



28 



13 



3. 



American Robin, 



Mar. 1 



17 



3. 



Red-winged Blackbird, 



8 



16 



3. . 



Song Sparrow, 



8 



8 



3. 



Cedar Waxwlng, 







-" 



Black Duck, 



8 







Marsh Hawk, 



15 







A lupricaii (^sprev, 



April 12 



April 12 



11. 



Shar|)-sliinned Hawk, 







14. 



Belted Ivingfislier, 



Mar. 15 



19 



14. 



Plirtibe, 



15 



Mar. 23 



14. 



Vex Sparrow, 



14 



22 



14. 



Tree SwaJlow, 



April 11 



April 11 



15. 



Savanna Sparrow, 



14 



19 



15. 



Meadowlark. 







15. 



Nortliern Flicker, 







17. 



Purple Finch, 



Mar. 31 



Mar. 31 



23. 



Canada ( ; oose, 



12 



10 



24. 



Vesper Sparrow, 



April 5 



13 



26. 



Mourning I )()\e. 





April 12 



28. 



Cowbird, 



5 



6 



28. 



Field Sparrow, 



5 



17 



28. 



Black-crowned Night Heron, 



6 





28. 



American Bittern, 



5 





April 2. 



Chipping Sparrow, 



12 



17 



2. 



Hermit Thrush, 





30 



2. 



Fine Warbler, 



14 



13 



6. 



Great Blue Heron, 



4 



8 



12. 



Brown 'I'lirasher. 



29 



May 12 



12. 



i;uli\ M-rnwiicd Kinglet, 



16 



o 



17. 



\ <'li.i\\ paliii W aiiiler, 



14 



April 19 



20. 



\\'!iit( -tlir(iaicil Sparrow, 



21 





22. 



( h i niney S w i I t . 



23 



May 5 



22. 



Barn S\\ allow . 



28 





22. 



Yellow iM llied Sapsucker, 



21 





20. 



Black-lluoared (]reen Warbler, 



May 1 



2 



29. 



Northern Farula Warbler, 



3 





30. 



Black and White Warbler, 



Ai)ril 29 



3 



30. 



Myrtle Warbler, 



19 



30 



30. 



Blue-headed Vireo, 







