The sun., 1893-03-27
FEArHEaED sosesrEns OF SPRING.
They WIN soon Appear :. Great Variety In
New York'e Parks end Squarcs.

New rork's Parks and Squares.
II tho spring holds to it's promise OF an early
coming. the birds will soon be with us again.
They will be calling from every housetop.
nesting In every tree. and filing the parks
and squares with that ceaseless melody which
goes as much for making glad the heart Of
man In the spring as the triumph OF warmth
over cold. OF green over the sombre hues Of
winter landscapes. There nre only a few
weeks in the spring and again fow in the fall
when the songs Of the birds may be heard in
their full glory. The most Of the song birds
come ms heralds OF the open-air seasons and
again as warmers that the winter is at hand.
In the fulness OF summer the woods are COM
paratively STILL SO the New Yorker who would
hear the birds to the best advantage and
would delight his eyes with their brilliant
rlumage and their quick motions must go
forth In the spring to the Central Park.
There are birds that stay In tho Cen.
trail Park the year round. Then there are the
| snow birds that chrp disconsolatelyi In sombre
garments over the grave OF nature. But some
day. and that day has already passed for this
year. there will be seen upon the bushes
here and there tho song sparrows with
dusky rlumaee. relieved by streaks OF
white. The song sparrow has come as
an advance guard. Later In the season he
will have q song worthy OF tho name
But with evidences Of spring so few he can get
heart for only a few cheerful. encouraging
notes. little more than q timid whistling to
keep up his spirits. Also now we may see the
bluebird. the Cayest bit OF color in the early
spring landscape. No ore. however little
learned in the lore OF birds. can make mis-.
take about him. He has more to tell about
and expresses ali the ,donb! TINT there, may. be
about the early coming OF spring. while the
song sparrow Is optimistic
As tho season advances and the song spar.
gets gets triam phanf. % As tie other BIRDS ARRIVE arrive
welcome that are heard before sunrise; AL day
The first arrival that tho song sparrows will
greet will be the chipping sparrow. not much
fS 5Ts,s ~ ~ With his ,n.
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content himself with hSppins about 70 e;e seS
look friendiiIy At the 6uds and inspect encour-
nginGly the new grass. He will seek out the
the% wite his head nd On 0 one side D Tnis M silent silent
good nature does not last long. however. r
green has W got vel into the Landscape. tho he
brown has almost disa the first lovers
hsE nfe he aTs
harmonious. the clearest. and the fullest song;
almost inesssantiY M that are ire ss sad
Just about the time that Robin Kedbreast is
In full gong the other birds arrive to help him
Rnd sands 'S oW in w oraSsr
winter. Hence the Park is not alive with
one bird calling to another. II fash OF bright
rinmaee here and there rustiinG among tho
fresh young leaves here and there.
Sometimes there are USHndo or one Kind OF
bird with only a few Of another. But the linnets
n es te to ns
before April is far advanced the grass flnches.
the peewees. the chewinks or ground robins.
drum ming is the best Known w and dtstinctest
10 arrive. without whom the feathered orches-
ira would be as poor as an opera without
1t is in the latter part Of April that the Park
is most attractive to the idler. Then the
warblers. Of whom there are varieties almost
@ piumase. % Of al the Rainbow T Hues. % each speciss
tsr"s IL the sunshne % as ~ the % wsarers q It
flash from tree to bush or from treetop to tree-
Sse bs S ws0s s IL dSrs mss nEo.
ehestnut.streatea chs sidss ths % masnoIia war; Se
the the blue % golden WINGED vafbler Xii have
long. slender bills. AMI all dart about with NJ
uoSl Nuc ktbSo VI thc
bird.
The house wren and the catbird come in
April's latter days. The house wren Is not n
common bird in the Park. But one will see #
now and then AID will not fail to recognize it
because Of its resemblance in conduct to. Q
busy. 1ust!ine. quick-tempered housewife.
when it is IN the mood Early in May comes
Is has Robin Redhreast. On the. ground it vii
hopabout with only an occasional chirp a fine.
large. brown bird with no gay colors. From
The tree ,tonit vii! send down its song. Mid
MAJ. Nay finds the golden robins ms, or orioles; with
their curious nests in the tops OF the trees.
Other birds there are both regular and oc.
casional visitors. but those above mentioned
include almost all that the average bird lover
who is not n student of birds will be likely to
see and recognize In the last days Of May
morning and evening. the morning PERFORM
ance being far the better, There will be solos
and the ,warbers will play the accountant
ments. But at tho two performances every
throat will be tuned and will sond forth its iuil
complement OF melody. 1t Is these bird songs
that give real and adequate expression to the
Joy OF awaI nature.