. Bird-lore . from adistance of ten or twelve feet. Nesting in the latitude of New York City is early and the young hatch inlate May. When newly out of the egg they are tiny creatures with a covering ofblackish natal down. When grown and out of the nest they appear to stay withthe old birds for a time, and I have seen whole families in late June creepingabout the tree trunks in their characteristic way. The Brown Creeper breeds chiefly in Canada as far West as Manitoba andin United States as far South as Nebraska and New Jersey; also along theAlleghany Mountains southward into North Carolina.
. Bird-lore . from adistance of ten or twelve feet. Nesting in the latitude of New York City is early and the young hatch inlate May. When newly out of the egg they are tiny creatures with a covering ofblackish natal down. When grown and out of the nest they appear to stay withthe old birds for a time, and I have seen whole families in late June creepingabout the tree trunks in their characteristic way. The Brown Creeper breeds chiefly in Canada as far West as Manitoba andin United States as far South as Nebraska and New Jersey; also along theAlleghany Mountains southward into North Carolina. This bird belongs tothe family Certhiidce or Creepers, of which about twelve distinct species areknown. They are all confined to the Old World with the exception of the BrownCreeper, which is found in North America. It is divided into five subspecies orclimatic varieties. It is migratory. At Washington, D. C, for example, it isknown only as a winter visitant, arriving about September 21 and leaving aboutMav EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Edited by T. GILBERT PEARSON. President Address all correspondence, and send all remittances, for dues and contributions, to the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1974 Broadway, New York City. Telephone, Columbus 7,327 T. Gilbert Pearson, PresidentTheodore S. Palmer, First Vice-President William P. Wharton, SecretaryFrederic A. Lucas, Second Vice-President Jonathan Dwight, Treasurer Samuel T. Carter, Jr., Attorney Any person, club, school or company in sympathy with the objects of this Association may becomea member of it, and all are welcome. Classes of Membership in the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of WildBirds and Animals: $5 annually pays for a Sustaining Membership$160 paid at one time constitutes a Life Membership$1,000 constitutes a person a Patron$5,000 constitutes a person a Founder$25,000 constitutes a person a Benefactor Form of Bequest:—I do hereby give and bequeath to the National Association of
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