Evening star., 1946-10-02
This and That.
BIZ Charles Z. Trace,uell
WESTERN AVENUE.

WESTERN AVENUE.
"Dear Sir:
will you be good enough to publish
. list Of the approximate departure
dates of the birds which leave us for
the winter, as you did for those which
arrived In spring? Also-if It Is not
too much to ask-will you tell us what
birds stay with us all winter?
Sincerely. !. w. H."
II
In the following table we give, first,
the average date of departure, and
second, the latest on record:
Mourning dove, November (some
winter here.
Yellow-billed cuckoo. October S, oc-
tober IS.
Black-billed cuckoo. September 80,
October 2s.
Whip-poor-will, September 20.
Nighthawk, August is, October 13.
Chimney swift, October II. October
IS.
Hummingbird, September 10, October
20.
Kingbird, August 81, September %.
Crested fycatcher, September II, Sep
tember 70.
Phoebe, October 10.
Wood pewee, September 20, October
IL.
Yellow-bellied 11ycatcher. September
18, October 6.
Acadian fycatcher. September 7, Sep
tember IS.
Cowbird. November 3. sometimes
winters.
Red-winged blackbird, November 10.
Orchard oriole, August 81, october IA.
Baltimore oriole, September l. Oc-
tober Is.
Purple grackle. November is, some
winter.
Vesper sparrow, October Q, November
81.
Grasshopper sparrow. October 81,
November 20.
Henslows sparrow, October II, Oc-
tober 81.
Chipping sparrow, November 10, De-
cember II.
Indigo bunting, October 8, October 1s.
Scarlet tanager, October 1, Novem-
ber 13.
Summer tanager, September IA, Sep
tember 49,
Purple martin, September IL, Octo-
ber /.
Barn swallow, September 7, septem-
Der a3.
Bank swallow, September 4, septem-
ber 81.
Rough-winged swallow, September 4,
September IL.
Red-eyed vireo, October II, Novem-
ber IL.
Yellow-throated vireo, September 16,
September %.
White eyed vireo. October Z, Octo-
Der %.
Black white warbler, September
%, October IS.
Parula warbler, October 4, October II.
Yellow warbler, September 8, Octo-
ber IL.
Yellow -throated warbler, September
4, September II.
Pine warbler, October 6, October "a.
Ovenbird, October 3, November 13.
Louisiana water thrush, September 10,
October 4.
Kentucky warbler, August 27, Sep
tember S.
Maryland yellow throat, October 6,
November 2.
Yellow-breasted chat. September 10,
October 4.
Hooded warbler, September IA, Octo-
ber /.
Redstart, September 20, October 13.
Catbird, October Is, December 6.
Brown thrasher, September 26, Mo-
vember 13.
House wren, October 1e, November 2s.
Blue-gray gnatcatcher, August 28,
September 13.
Wood thrush, October /, October 30.
Robin, October %.
Birds that stay here all winter include
the bobwhite, barred owl, screech owl,
great horned owl, hairy woodpecker,
downy woodpecker, .red-bellied wood
pecker, red-headed woodpecker, flicker,
blue jay, crow, fish crow, starting,
meadow lark, English sparrow, goldfnch,
song sparrow, towhee cardinal, migrant
shrike (sometimes), mockingbird (many),
Carolina wren, -throated nut
hatch, titmouse, chickadee and bluebird.
Birds which come here for the winter,
finding it far enough south for them.
are the yellow -bellied sapSucker, purple
finch, white -throated sparrow, tree SPAR
row, slate-colored junco (snowbirdl,
fox sparrow, winter wren, brown creep
er, red-breasted nuthatch, golden
crowned kinglet, ruby-crowned kinglet,
hermit thrush Gin Rock Greek 1ark.