SEP 30 1921 
DATA OIT BIRD MIGR 
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WHEN FIRST OF THEM 5,ETtJBN 
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Records on -Arrivala Daring Past 
Two Yo-ars of a Number of ThoJie 
Birds Most Often Seen Here. 
There is a threat real of interest through- 
out the city at this time of year in the 
migration of birds, as the northward move- 
ment is now beginning:. A bluebird has al- 
ready been reported, having been seen in 
Longmcadow ou the 3d. According to 
schedules of arrival kept up from year 
to year by various bird-lovers, the robins 
and a few other species are nearly due 
and may be expected at any time. Per- 
haps as complete records as any in the 
city are kept at the museum of natural 
history. There is posted there a long 
schedule, showing the time at which vari- 
ous birds have first been seen during a 
period of years. In some cases these rec- 
ords go back as far as 10 years. The ob- 
servations are those of many different per- 
sons who make their yearly reports to the 
museum. 
It was explained at the museum recently 
that many people who have been so kind 
as to report bird arrivals have been disap- 
pointed to find that their observations 
were not recorded on the chart. This it 
is explained, is because the museum has 
a number of people who have been doing" 
this work for a number of years and the 
reports of these are used in so far as it js 
possible. All observations are gladly re- 
ceived there, however. The following 
shows the dates at which certain birds 
arrived here in 1912 and 1913, the records- 
being only partially complete. If one cares 
to save the list the earliest observed ar- 
rivals can be inserted in the column 
marked 1914. 
Date of Earlipst Arrival. 
Bird. 1914. 1913. 1912. 
Bhiebird ..March 3 March 3 March 14 
Bittern May 3 May 4 
Blackbird, red-wing... March 5 March 18 
Blackbird, rusty .March 13 March 30 
Bobolink April 27 May 2 
Bunting. Indigo May 5 May 15 
Catbird May 5 Mav 6 
Chat yellow-breasted. ^h\y 18 . .V. . . 
Cowbird April 5 
Cuckoo, black-billed 
Dove, mourning April 5 
Duck, black March 10 
Duck, wood . , 
Finch, purple April 6 
Flicker, northern .... March 29 
Flycatcher, alder May 2o 
Flycatcher, crested , . May 25 
Flycatcher, least . . . . May 3 
Flycatcher, olive-sided May 25 
Flyqat'r, yellow-bellied May 25 
April 6 
May 13 
March ."1 
March 18 
March -il 
aiarch 24 
April 3 
May 23 
May 11 
I Goose. Canada April 3 
' CrKf-/*-] Nc^qz^ March 11 
GrOsbeCK. rose-breasted May 5 
1 |ITiP.wk, , paargh March 22 
I Hi(l^^ k, 1 r«^A ehouldered. Mnrch 10 
Hawk, sharp-shinned.. March 29 
Heron, 
black crowned night. Mav 4 
Heron, great blue . . . April 12 
Heron, green 
Hummingbird, 
ruby-throated 
Kllldeer April 25 
Kingbird M!ay 3 
Kingfisher, belted March 24 
. Kinglet, ruby-crowned April 14 
Meadowlark . March 5 
Nighthawk April 25 
Oriole, Baltimore May 5 
Osprey 
Oven-bird May 4 
Pewee wood May 21 
Phoebe March 25 
Redstart May 11 
Robin March 12 
Sandpiper, solitary . . May 4 
Sandpiper, spotted . . . Mav 3 
Sapsucker. yV-bellied. Apnl 12 
Snipe, Wilson's 
Sparrow, chipping April 12 
Soiarrow, field March 29 
Sparrow, fox March 19 
Sparrow, grasshopper. May 1 
Sparrow, song March 2 
Sparrow, swamp 
Sparrow, vesper March 29 
Sparrow, wh.-crowned May 11 
Sparrow, wh.-throated April 19 
Swallow bank May 25 
Swallow, barn May 25 
Swallow. cllfC May 10 
Swallow, tree April 20 
Swift, chimney April 24 
Tanager, scarlet May 7 
Thrasher, brown May 2 
Thrush, hermit April 7 
Thrush, olive-backed. . May 16 
Thrush, wood May 10 
Towhee May 3 
Veery 
Vireo, blue-headed . . . April 19 
Tireo, red-eyed May 7 
Vireo. warbling May 3 
Vireo. yellow-throated. May 6 
Warbler, bay-breasted. May 21 
Warbler bl. and white April 26 
Warbler, BlackburnianMay 15 
Warbler, black-poll . . May 17 
Warbler. 
black-tnroated blue.. May 11 
Warbler. 
black-throated green. May 2 
Warbler, Canada May 17 
Warbler, Cape May . .Mav 15 
Warbler, chest't-sided. May 4 
Warbler, Magnolia . . . May 17 
Warbler, myrtle April 18 
Warbler, Nashville . . . Mav 2 
Warbler, Parula May 4 
Warbler, pine April 9 
Warbler, prairie May 21 
Warbler Tennessee 
Warbler, Wilson's ... 
Warbler, .yellow May 4 
Warbler, yellow palm. April 19 
Water thrush 
Whip-poor-will Mav 2 
Wren, house Mav 1 
Yellow-throat, Md. ...May 4 
March 13 
May 7 
April 3 
March 17 
March 31 
April 13 
April 13 
April 30 
May 11 
May 2 
April 13 
April 12 
March 18 
May 5 
May e 
April 7 
May 2 
May 20 
March 30 
May 10 
March 15 
May 13 
April 27 
April 13 
April 12 
April e 
March 18 
May 2 
March 17 
April 13 
April 11 
April 'l7 
May 11 
May 11 
May 4 
April 16 
April 26 
May 7 
May 2 
April 14 
May 20 
May 11 
May 7 
May 9 
April 27 
May 15 
May 13 
May 10 
May 18 
April 27 
May 5 
May 13 
May 5 
May 1 
May 15 
May 2 
Mav 7 
May 2 
Ma3J 11 
May 5 
April 6 
INIay 26 
May 18 
May 15 
May 5 
April 19 
May 10 
May r. 
May 2 
May 2 
