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A junco and a hermit thrush appeared the 16th. Five white-throated 
sparrows arrived the 19th and this species was present in greater or lesser 
numbers during the rest of the spring and in the fall. A Savannah sparrow 
entertained us charmingly on this date also. On the morning of the 20th 
two of our members saw a Henslow’s sparrow, but a careful check at noon 
failed to discover him to the writers. A hairy woodpecker also paid a flying 
morning visit. At noen we were able to add to the list a ruby crowned 
WASHINGTON SQUARE 3 YEAR CENSUS 
Number seen : Number seen 
1946 1947 1948S 1946 1947 1948 
Siogwarerengy | Velenygkes Wi eiaeek a — — 1 Cape May warbler.......... — sss 1 
[BUST Rae TET peek See Ne ee —- a 3 Bese ee blue 
Mourning dove ............. pea te Riera ey pee ee Dee tan e 
Yellow -bills cuckoo 2-2: 1 — i inet Taek ted eR wu 
Black-bill cuckoo ........ 1 1 2 Sang oon ee . = 3 
“bn pbige Bj Lee cate Pipe no) ite 2 Blackburnian warbler... 2 2 1 
wift ........- srscasttesecscectecaneeee 4 1 2 Chestnut-sided 
Hummingbird wane eee e nee ee ae Te 1 VEST i Glee ee eee ee i 4 2 
Flicker ...... eevteteeeereeteeeeeeees 8 o 20 Bay-breasted warbler .. — 12s 
Red-head woodpecker... 1 D 8 Blaeck-poll warbler........ it 2 1 
Das UC Cl, ees esa kh he 3 20 31 Palimeewanbleriess. ee. 1 1 10 
Hairy woodpecker ........ 1 — u Gene birdie ere il 0) 8 
Downy woodpecker ...... oan 1 5 Northern water-thrush — — 1 
Crested fiycatcher -....... ees 1 6 Louisiana water-thrush 1 — 2 
Phoebe ..... povtectss tener eeeecs eee EY iy Connecticut warbler...... 1 —_—-_ — 
y ellow bellied flycatcher — 1 a Mourning warbler ee ——s 3 a 
Least fvicatchers =. = 3 4 Weller Ogn 1 i il 
Wood pewee .................... se 2 10 Yellow breasted chat... 1 ——— 
SUS ats flycatcher ase a 2 a VVLSOnESs Weak DlLe ines Le —_ 1 a 
AAR a ee ae ee feet bore 7 @anad ae wealth ere Ht 5 3 
White breasted nuthatch — — 1 Redstart _..... x ce. ee ae 2 9 4A 
ted breasted nuthatch 1 if aaa Eastern meadowlark .... — 1 — 
Brown creeper  -__.........-- 1 2 11 JaliiiMoren OrlO Lewes. oe 1 1 3 
Long bill marsh wren.... — il — Bronzed grackle ............ 1 2 25 
CFS SCE Ry aN eee eee 1 2 6 SMe RHEE 4 ee 1 8 2 
Brow thrasher -....2.:...- 1 4 3 Cla rainaiaete eee. 1 pea ae 
PRN TOA EE yee arate 2 ac sah ge 2 8 10 Rose-breasted grosbeak 1 3 17 
INYO NOY as 1) 7 CRY A eee ete — — 8 Prtrp lee fiteth sere ae 1 ©, eat 
Tere Ctl GUS Lit ae eeee eee 10 11 18 EEN fabsva eee ey ee 1 a0 7 
Olive-back thrush .......: 1 10 18 Red-eved towhee ............ 1 6 6G 
Gray-cheek thrush ...... 1 4 12 Savannah sparrow .......- aut 1 1 
Veery | co cec reese ec ec neces eee tec eee ee 1 19 D Henslow’s sparrow .....--- — 1 1 
Bluebird weveeesesees cesteenscesee: 1 4 3 ee RCPS “SOB RIOM eS -— 1 — 
Golden-crown kinglet .. 1 8 § Slate-colored junco........ 6 5 7 
Ruby-crown kinglet...... Bi 3 WG Chipping sparrow .......... ii 3 1 
Cedar waxwing ............ iar = 3 Clay-colored sparrow.... — 1 
Yellow throated vireo.. — — Field sparrow ........-.-------- B) 2 aa 
Blue-headed ibe omy eee s — — 2 Harris's sparrow ............ pans 238 1 
Red-eyed Vireo.......-..---.- == 6 2 White-crown sparrow. 1 15 ri 
Philadelphia vireo -....... 7. 1 =< White-throat sparrow. 7 220126 
Black and white : Pox Sparrows ek... 1 4 AG 
AEs OLN eee vanes 1 4 S Wincoln7s “Sparrow. il ] — 
Prothonotary warbler .. — il — Swamp sparrow ........------ 1 fi ieee 
Tennessee warbler ....... — 1 — Song SPALrOow ..-..---------- | & 1 
Orange-crowned POET ges PRD 
BY At PET fer oh cs dete. —_- — 1 f Bs a oe 
Nashville warbler _........ a Tae 2 ‘Total species... See CoE ee 
Parula warbler................ eats 1 ee Individuals  _....---.2.----. 82 298 582 
MiP ILO Wi Wier LGT e222. os 1 —— 2 *Includes uncounted rock doves, star- 
Magnolia warbler ........ —- 7 ft lings, and English sparrows. 
kinglet and. a Myrtle warbler. The last 10 days of April gave us a blue 
jay, a red headed woodpecker, and an olive-backed thrush. 
As we tore April from the calendar and turned the page of our bird 
notebook we were aware of a faint but unmistakable sense of exhilaration 
at the prospect of what lay before us in the next four or five weeks. May, 
