. Bird-songs about Worcester. By Harry Leverett Nelson, Birds; Birdsongs. II. APRIL BIRDS (Continued). Worcester, April 19, 1887. My dear Mr. Editor, — Since my last letter the vesper, field, and chipping sparrows, the purple-finch, goldfinch, and blue-backed swallows have made their ap- pearance from the South, the robins have been singing everywhere, the pigeon-wood- pecker has begun to shout, and the snow- birds have been growing fewer daily. The recent unseasonable weather, and yester- day's heavy snow-storm, have probably checked somewhat the onward tide of mi- gration; but this is o
. Bird-songs about Worcester. By Harry Leverett Nelson, Birds; Birdsongs. II. APRIL BIRDS (Continued). Worcester, April 19, 1887. My dear Mr. Editor, — Since my last letter the vesper, field, and chipping sparrows, the purple-finch, goldfinch, and blue-backed swallows have made their ap- pearance from the South, the robins have been singing everywhere, the pigeon-wood- pecker has begun to shout, and the snow- birds have been growing fewer daily. The recent unseasonable weather, and yester- day's heavy snow-storm, have probably checked somewhat the onward tide of mi- gration; but this is only temporary, and the season's steady advance is but little retarded. As most of our early birds are. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Nelson, Harry Leverett, 1858-1889. Boston, Little, Brown and Company
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