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42. Fox SPARROW. Common in April and October in gardens and 
hedge rows. Largest of the sparrows. Reddish or fox-colored with a 
black and white spotted breast. A beautiful singer. 
43. CEDAR BirD. Frequent in trees, April to October, always in flocks. 
A dark brown bird with a prominent crest and black bill. 
44, SCREECH OWL. LITTLE HORNED OWL. Occasional in trees of lawn 
and field, throughout the year. More often heard than seen. Note, a 
quavering whine. 
III. Size oF A ROBIN OR LARGER. 
45. ROBIN. Common everywhere about houses, March to November. 
Known by its ‘cheer up” song and red breast. 
46. BLUE JAY. Very common about houses and woods; permanent 
resident. Known by the size, prominent crest, and light blue back with 
black neck-ring and white markings. 
47. Mrapow Lark. Abundant in the fields, usually in the grass, 
March to November. Known by its sweet song, yellow breast, and white 
outer tail feathers. 
48. MouRNING Dove. Frequent in trees of orchards, lawns and fields. 
April 5 to October. Known by its soft cooing note, and dove like form, 
and also, when flying, by the whistling noise of the wings and the broad 
pointed tail. 
49. THRASHER. BROWN “THRUSH.” Frequent in bushy gardens and 
thickets from April 15 to October. Known by its mocking bird song (from 
a tree top morning or evening’), the “thrush breast,” bright cinnamon back 
and slender body with long tail. 
50. YELLOW HAMMER. FLICKER. Frequent about trees of orchards, 
lawns and open woods, March to October. Known by its woodpecker habit 
of clinging to the bark and pecking trees, and its brownish color. Its loud 
eall “Wick-a-wick-a-wick-a-wick” is characteristic. The yellow lining of 
the wings and tail can be seen when it flies overhead. 
51. CROW BLACKBIRD. GRACKLE. Abundant in trees of lawns, orchards 
and fields, or walking on the ground, in flocks, March to November. Known 
by the black coloring, with greenish iridescence about head and neck. 
52. Crow. Common in fields and open woods, away from houses. 
Throughout the year. Known by the black color, size and characteristic 
“caw” note. More often seen when flying; walks on the ground. 
538. Cuckoo. RAIN Crow. Frequent in trees about houses, May to 
September. A shy bird, more often heard than seen. Known by its 
“cuckoo” note, its long bill and tail, and brownish color. 
54. NigHT HAWK. BULL BAT. Locally common, sometimes abundant. 
Rarely seen except when fiying. Known by its swallow-like habits of 
flight; its larger size; its long pointed wings, each of which has a white 
spot in the center that looks like “a hole in the wing.” 
