New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1893-02-05
BIRDS IN CENTRAL PARK.
MUCH TO De SEEN AND LEARNED THERE IN
THE WINTER MONTHS.

Winter Is the best time to begin the study Of birds.
There is not such a variety confuse the beginner
lie cen more easily watch their movements. from the
absence OF foliage. and he has the ANTICIPATION OF greater
loymeut species gradually arrive In the spring.
Moreover there are some kinds that be seen oay
in this part the country In winter Then II he would
&c: list OF such species az regularly appear In the
several months Of the year and become acquainted with
them I'm advance by examining the specimens In the
Natural History Museum aud Procure an inexpensive
book describing their habits he would more quickly reos
ME them. To many people bird 10 a BIRD but the
more closely bird, observed the distinctive they
all ar only size form and coloation but in their
habits. To who can even occasionally take long
,ambla in Ncw.YOk's magnificent Park. the study Of
hrIls earnestly comnerdcd. Is giving purpose TO MS
walks and the eNharaton Of feeling at each step thar
he may the OF a discovery not wonderful
perhaps. but certainly new and interesting
Even In winter. when they not singing. you com.
monty hear brd before you IL, and their chps are
often distinctive enough To indicate the species Thus
the whe.throated sparrow has peculiar tone. soft but
,irl which writer hear, amos, every day IN dherens
part, OF tie PARK but often without seeing the biid.
The last of extremely cold weather has etnef driven
many OF them away or madc them extremely quiet yes
during that time writer has rarely passed hfough
the Park without finding from one to SIX species
H. 4, a simple but necessary rule, that II you would
find BIRDS you go where they In winter they
chiefly frequent ana other trees with coafes
bark The ar,ac of insects and shruboery
weeds that abound IN berries ara seeds but on colo
day look for retired but posed spots. There
Is flock Of snowy cardinal birds Ia the Park and they
make their headquarters the northwest corner OF the
"Rambe" The othcI norning che writer found there
but apparently happy family feeding osehes
Goa listing peacock, pigeons five squirrels English
spi.rows wh.tehroa.ed .parrows. cardinals and rat
Tho latter picard feel the least welcome Of all the
scn,sy The miserable English sIarrows ntocsant Of
ano all other species but appear friendly enough TO tho
.wbcthroas either recognizing the cousiny relation.
lceau,c an equal eombacness In tie latter eonpela them
be peaceatle.
AZ THAI the writer often no1ccs what he's
not often observed >ix pigeons fchIn2 trees.
Year, ago an ornitholosst tod him they did So
ends attention being ca"d 10 the fact he was at arss
inclined to deny that thcy pigeons. Chchadces,
brown creecIs and klncet, buSy and chccrily
lng up living. and what place the Park would be for
squirrel hunt This same morning the writer counted
twelve chasing through the trces, swayng on slender
that threatened break beneath their weight
cnscon, under canopy Of their tails eating lunch
con. pair rather noisy nuhlehe-. scr3mhlng
the tree trunks search OF larvae. hawk aiding noise.
Iessy through branches and snowwhe seasulls
sailing hga In the clear blue completed the eb
scryatons for that morning.