The Chapel Hill weekly., 1931-05-15

can't spend all the time in the field,
Elmer Brown, Coker, and the writer
decided to spend all day of May 8 in
the field to see how many species we
could get in one day. Since several
observers could not go, we had only
one party and consequently could not
cover as much ground. But, in spite
| of wet feet and failure to take enough
water and food along, we noted SO
species by the time the sun set.
| The most interesting fact was the
number of belated winter visitors
seen. Wilson's snipe, song sparrow,
and iunco were noted week after
| they should have left. The junco was
observed by Coker every day until
May two weeks after the latest date.
Perhaps this junco got his dates
mixed up. The following birds were
seen which will give you an idea of
some of the birds found at this time
of the year Wood CD duck, 2; bit
tern, 2; great blue heron, !; green
heron, /; Wilson snipe, 3; greater vel
low-legs, l. solitary sandpiper, 40:
spotted sandpiper, 25;~ killdeer, /;
bob-white, s; mourning dove, 6; tur-
key vulture, 10; black vulture, 2;
Cooper's hawk. |; red shouldered
hawk, 3; barred owl, l theard); +; yell
! low billed cuckoo, /; kinghsher. 2;
hairy woodpecker, /; downy wood
pecker, IS; pileated woodpecker, l;
red headed woodpecker, 6; red-bellied
woodpecker, |; flicker, I; whip poor
will, (heard) chimney swift, 80;
ruby -throated hummingbird, 10;
kingbrd, /; crested flycatcher, 8;
fphoebe, .; wood pewee, s; acadian fly
catcher. . blue Jay, IS; crow, II;
starting, 3; bobolnk, 6; red-winged
blackbird, 20; meadowlark, / orchard
orole, l. goldfinch, Il; savannah
sparrow, .; white-throated sparrow,
20; chipping sparrow, IA; field spar
row, ~; junco, !; song sparrow, |;
swamp sparrow, Is; towhee, ,; cardl-
nal, 35; rose-breasted grosbeak, );
| indigo bunting, ,; scarlet tanager, 3;
summer tanager, 8; purple martin,
| 4; rough winged swallow, , cedar
waxwing, 20; red-eyed vireo, -; yel-
| low -throated vireo, 3; Whlte-eyed
| vireo, %; black and white warbler,
8; parula warbler, II; yellow warb
ler, /; black -throatcd blue warbler,
20; myrtle warbler, .; back-poll
| warbler, s. yellow -throated warbler,
IS; pine warbler, II; prairie warbler,
10; oVenbird, s; northern water
thrush, 2; La water thrush, l6,
Maryland yeloW-throat, %; yellow
breasted chat, s; hooded warbler, .
redstart, 20; mocking bird, 1 catbird,
IA; brown thrasher, I; Carolina wren,
lG; house wren, !; whlte-breasted
nuthatch, 6; titmouse %; Carolina
chickadee, 32; ruby-crowned kinglet,
/; blue gray gnatcatcher, 10; wood
! thrush, 2l; robin, %; buebird, 6;
total SO species. Brown did not ac-
company US all day but turned back.
The pileated, yellow-legs, and bobo-
link were obtained by him on the way
back.
kenan stadium serves for other
purposes than football field. Dur
| ing the spring and summer it is quite
nice bird sanctuary with a catproof
fence around it and plenty of cedars
and shrubs for nesting places. While
taking stroll around the edges the
several chipping sparrows' nests with
eggs and young, a cardinals nest with
young and several catbirds were build
| ing, The field which resounds with
the tramp Of football players in the
fall is an ample feeding ground for
numerous robins, chipping sparrows,
and catbirds in the summer There
were many other birds around which
use the stadium as feeding ground.
| A wood peewee was using the fence
to good advantage for a look out
place, and also bluebird made use
of the goal posts for the same pur-
pose. Wood thrushes and vireos sang
| in the trees and even spotted sand
piper was on the field taking his daily
exercise.-E. p. 0.
In the 5th number Of this column
| through an unfortunate error it was
stated that the Farmers Bulletin on
birds could be obtained free from the
Government Printing Office in Wash
ington. This has turned out not to
be the case now However, a certain
number of these pamphlets are placed
by law at the disposal Of each U. s.
Senator and Representative, and
available publications may be got
without charge upon application to