The Monitor., 1891-03-13
WHEN SONG BIRDS CONE.

/ A knowing writer went on record the
other day as saying that those song birds
that migrate to warmer climates at the APP
proach of our winter will soon be with us
again. Upon reading this a Mail and EE-
press young man sought him-a man who
knows more about birds than the birds
know about themselves. In fact, 1t is well
that the birds have not his know ledge, for
it woald weigh them down so that they
! could not fly. The man of much knowl-
edge ornitholegcal impaired some of it TO
the reporter.
According TO the learned man the birds
| that we are used to hearing from spring to
late autumn will begin to come to US in
| goodly numbers about March Sd, after
which they will continue to eeme 10 a
bright and joyous procession until about
June 1st. Condeusing the informal tiou
given by the learned man is would appear
| that on March 81 an old friend of ours is
due. Who is he?
Well. none other than that bold, thor
ough paced, delightful red breasted rascal,
the robin-that sprite who is in one breath
stoned aud beloved by every American
schoolboy, and who cares not whit either
way.
week later comes others. The learned
man calls them iu their turn the purple
grackle," the .'pbnbe Bird and the red.
winged blackbrds March 1I.h comes
the woodcock and the fox sparrow.
March goth comes the COW bird The learn
ed man stated that these may not arrive to
the hour named Sometimes straggler is
seen, but soon after ne is followed by his
fellows.
In April comes feathered multitude.
First, on the 2nd of the month comes the
WILSON'S snpe. April 5th, the night heron,
and the next day the blue heron, the yellow
shafted flicker and the mourning dove.
Then, during the April days they follow in
this order: April S, yellow rump warbler
and chipping sparros; oh, great crested
h5catcher; 10Th, field sparrow; 18Th, wLite
bellied swallow and grass finch; 18th, Sa-
vannah sparrow and hermit thrush; 10th,
redpoll warbler; 2lst, black and whit
creeper and brown thrasher; gath, saamp
sparrow and pine creeping warbler; 25th,
house wren; 9th, Dlack-throated green
warbler; 2Sth, blue headed vireo, spotted |
sandpiper. barn swallow and chimney
swift
Then comes May. and with her many
birds in this order:
May /, the kingbird; 2nd, the wood
thrush aud golden crowned thrush; 4th,
the warbling yireo; 7tb, the blue yellow
backed warbler, the Baltimore oriole, cat |
bird and indigo bird; sth, -throated
vireo. ahippoorwill, chestnut sided war
bier i'd black -throated blue warbler; May
9th, summer warbler, Nashville warbler, |
Maryland yellow throat, American red |
start. white eyed vireo, rose breasted gros- |
beak, water thrush, Wilson's thrush least |
nycatcher, solitary sandpiper and black
burnian warbler.
May 10 there comes that changefal, |
graceful, wicked creature, the boboliuk. !
aud with him the green heron aud he OF
Tue iUn5 name, lue Adudutdh iiA -CdlciliDS
warbler. May / is the day of the srriyai
OF the black poll warren; May -, the
black and yellow warbler and The ruby
throated hummiug bird; May 15. the black
billed cuckoo and the blue " iuged yeilos
warbler; May Il, the scarlet taaager; May
II, the black-ca ppsd yellow warbler; May
20, the red-eyed vireo; May 81. yellow
winged sparrow: May %, worm eating
warbler, aud May p, the morning va
bier.
| That is pretty good list, but the learned
man says it might be added to. As it
stands, however, il goes to form a right
goodly choir. We shall not hear its full
volume here in the pent-up city. Many Of
the best solosts We shall not hear at all.
But let us not be selfish aud repine. We
have in this big city many things that our
rural neighbors have not. So let US share
and share and make no complaint-N T.
Nail and Express.