page [106] 1-30 Aug birds (seq. 108)

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106

Magnolia, Mass.
1901
Aug. 1-30
(2)

Chaetura pelagica. Swift
[August] 1, 5 [in flight]; [August] 2, 6 [in flight]; [August] 4, 2 [in flight]; [August] 7, 6 [in flight]; [August] 13, 6 [in flight]; [August] 14, 6 [in flight]; [August] 15, 6 [in flight]; [August] 16, 4 [in flight]; [August] 17, 4 [in flight]; [August] 19, 6 [in flight]; [August] 25, 4 [in flight]

Trochilus colubris. Humming Bird.
[August] 7, 1; [August] 8, 1; [August] 9, 1; [August] 13, 2; [August] 16, 1; [August] 17, 1

Tyrannus tyrannus. Kingbird.
[August] 2, 2; [August] 3, 2 [in full song]; [August] 8, 2 [in full song]; [August] 14, 2 [in full song]; [August] 15, 1 [in full song]; [August] 18, 2 [in full song]; [August] 19, 1 [in full song]; [August] 20, 1 [in full song]; [August] 21, 1 [in full song]; [August] 23, 4 [in full song]; [August] 24, 4 [in full song]; [August] 30, 4

Contopus virens. Wood Pewee.
[August] 2, 1 [in full song]; [August] 3, 1 [in full song] ;[August] 4, 1 [in full song]; [August] 7, 1 [in full song]; [August] 8, 2 [in full song]; [August] 13, 2 [in full song]; [August] 14, 2 [in full song]; [August] 15, 2 [in full song]; [August] 16, 1 [in full song]; [August] 17, 1; [August] 18, 3 [in full song]; [August] 19, 1 [in full song]; [August] 20, 2 [in full song]; [August] 21, 1 [in full song]; [August] 22, 1 [in full song]; [August] 23, 3 [in full song] ;[August] 24, 1 [in full song] [August] 25, 2 [in full song]; [August] 26, 1 [in full song]; [August] 27, 4 [in full song]; [August] 28, 1 [in full song]; [August] 29, 1 [in full song]
one sang in the oak grove by the house almost every day.

Empidonax minimus. Least Flycatcher.
[August] 23, 1 seen in grove near Norman's Woe.

Corvus americanus. Crow.
[August] 2, hd [heard]; [August] 3, 15; [August] 5, hd [heard]; [August] 6, hd [heard]; [August] 8, hd [heard]; [August] 9, hd [heard]; [August] 13, 10 [in a flock]; [August] 14, 11 [in a flock] 6; [August] 15, hd [heard]; [August] 16, hd [heard]; [August] 17, hd [heard]; [August] 18, hd [heard]; [August] 19, hd [heard]; [August] 24, 12; [August] 25, 6; [August] 27, 4; [August] 28, 8 [in a flock]

Icterus galbula. Baltimore Oriole.
[August] 3, 4 [immature]; [August] 16, 1 [in full song] near the house; [August] 23, 1; [August] 27, 1

Quiscalus q. aeneus [Quiscalus quiscula aeneus]. Bronzed Grackle.
[August] 28, 1 East Gloucester

Astragalinus tristis. American Goldfinch.
[August] 1, 1 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 2, 6 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 3, 12 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 4, 3 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 6, 3 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 7, 2 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 8, 3 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 9, 3 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 13, 12 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 14, 6 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 15, 1. [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 16, 6 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 17, 6 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 18, 6 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 19, 1 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 20, 5 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 21, 1 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 22, 2 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 23, 6 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 24, 5 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 27, 2 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 29, 2 [in flight] [in full song]; [August] 30, 1 [in flight] [in full song]

Passer domesticus. English Sparrow.
Abundant and seen every time I went abroad.

Spizella socialis. Chipping Sparrow.
[August] 2, 1 [in full song]; [August] 4, 1 [adult] feeding 2 young; [August] 6, 1; [August] 8, 3; [August] 13, 6; [August] 14, 1; [August] 15, 5; [August] 16, 5; [August] 17, 5; [August] 18, 3; [August] 20, 10 [in a flock] on lawn; [August] 23, 6 [in a flock]; [August] 25, 4 [in a flock]; [August] 27, 20 [in a flock] on lawn; [August] 28, 1; [August] 29, 1

Melospiza fasciata. Song Sparrow.
[August] 1, 3 [in full song]; [August] 2, 15 [in full song]; [August] 3, 20; [August] 4, 6; [August] 5, 2; [August] 6, 13 [in a flock] 4; [August] 7, 1; [August] 8, 6; [August] 13, 3; [August] 14, 2 [August] 1, 3 [in full song]; [August] 2, 2 [in full song], 6; [August] 3, 20 [in full song]; [August] 4, 6 [in full song]; [August] 5, 4 [in full song]; [August] 6, 3 [in full song], 3; [August] 7, 5 [in full song]; [August] 8, 6 [in full song]; [August] 9, 3 [in full song]; [August] 13, 10 [in full song]; [August] 14, 6 [in full song]; [August] 15, 4 [in full song]; [August] 16, 6 [in full song]; [August] 17, 3 [in full song]; [August] 18, 2 [in full song]; [August] 20, 1 [in full song]; [August] 21, 1 [in full song]; [August] 22, 5; [August] 23, 3; [August] 24, 3 [in full song]; [August] 25, 1; [August] 29, 3

Pipilo erythrophthalamus. Towhee. Chewink.
[August] 2, 1 [in full song]; [August] 4, 1 [in full song]; [August] 5, 1; [August] 13, 4 [in full song]; [August] 14, 1 calling; [August] 18, 1 calling; [August] 23, 10 calling; [August] 29, 1 calling. These observations, except the 4th & 45th, were made by
Norman's Woe where the birds were abundant in the scrub. I visited the spot the 24th and
after but seen or heard none except on the 29th. The birds of the 4st and 5th were close by the house.

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