Ant hits -pensylvanlcus . 



Conoorci. iViass. 



1894. 



Oct. 11. 



to 

 Nov. 21. 



Titlarks were exceptionally mjinerous during October and 

 on NovemlDer 3rd I saw at least sevexity-f ive . After this only 

 a few stragglers wore observed, the last Nov. 15th, when I 

 found two birds running about over the snow (four or five 

 inches deep ) on the river bank. 



During the day the Titlarks scatter widely, a few feeding 

 on the river marshes, but by far the greater number resorting 

 to extensive upland fields especially such as have been fresh- 

 ly ploughed. At evening (a little before sunset ) they begin 

 coming to the marshes from every direction and often in great 

 numbers. Y/hen the weather is clear and still their piping 

 notes are heard incessantly for half an hour or more after 

 sunset and straggling flocks of the birds are constantly pass- 

 ing overhead. At Ball's Hill they all seem to come from the 

 east and north. A great many alight and spend the night in 

 the Great Lleadow but many others pass on up river to Dugan 

 Brook meadow and beyond. They seldom alight in the smaller 

 meadows along this river but they often pitch do 7rn on narrow 

 belts of muddy or oozy ground on the river baiik where they run 

 about, feed and bathe before continuing the flight to the 

 roosting ground. 



