. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. 74 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS Haunts and Habits. It is April. At last winter has gone, after many days of snow and others of northerly and easterly gales, and the sun rises on a perfect day. The morning opens with a chorus of Robin song, mingled a little later with the trill of the Chipping Sparrow, the jingle of the Song Sparrow, the clanging of Grackles and the love notes of Flickers. Soft southeasterly breezes stir last year's leaves; flies and gnats buzz about in the sunlight; a few great bees are mumbling about in the green
. Birds of Massachusetts and other New England states. Birds; Birds. 74 BIRDS OF MASSACHUSETTS Haunts and Habits. It is April. At last winter has gone, after many days of snow and others of northerly and easterly gales, and the sun rises on a perfect day. The morning opens with a chorus of Robin song, mingled a little later with the trill of the Chipping Sparrow, the jingle of the Song Sparrow, the clanging of Grackles and the love notes of Flickers. Soft southeasterly breezes stir last year's leaves; flies and gnats buzz about in the sunlight; a few great bees are mumbling about in the green grass on the lawn, and frogs are croaking hoarsely at the head of the pond, as if uneasily bestirring themselves and trying their voices after the long winter sleep. Among the brush heaps,. KET Summer Distribution of the White-throated Sparrow in Massachusetts. bushes, briers and sprouts of second growth clear- ings, along bush-bordered roads and in the edges of the pine woods where patches of snow still lie in shady places, the White-throated Sparrows range, rustling the dead leaves on the ground as they scratch with both feet. They are on their leisurely way from the sunny south to northern New England and Canada. They prefer to stay on or near the ground, and although they ahght in trees they seldom perch very high. When danger threatens they are likely to fly to some thicket or heap or brush for safety. In the spring migration they seem to prefer low thickets in moist places, but in their summer home they may be found almost anywhere in bushy pastures, thickets and woods, and in fall migration numbers visit weedy gardens and cornfields. The White-throated Sparrow is one of the sweetest singers among the sparrow tribes. The brief song that it gives occasionally during the migration is not its best music, which for its full effect should be heard on its northern breeding grounds at evening, when, as Mr. C. J. Maynard says, "the ledges of the mountain tops are gleaming in
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