Identifier: birdark00how (find matches)
Title: Birds of Arkansas
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: Arthur H. Howell
Subjects: Birds--Arkansas.
Publisher: Washington : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, Biological Survey
Contributing Library: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: University of Florida, George A. Smathers Libraries with support from LYRASIS and the Sloan Foundation

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terin the northern United States and as far south as Oklahoma. Itsstatus in Arkansas is not well known, since it has been observed atonly one locality—Helena, October 25, 1895, and October 30, 31,1896. Prof. Cooke found these sparrows abundant at Caddo,Okla., between October 31 and February 26, a few remaining untilMarch 10/ and they may be expected to occur in Arkansas at aboutthe same dates. Chipping Sparrow. Spizella passcnna. The chippy is one of our most abundant and familiar sparrows.It is found in all sections of the State, having been observed at LakeCity, Turrell, Wilmot, Mena, Pettigrew, Conway, and other places.It arrives from the south early in March (earliest record at Helena,March 5) and remains until November (latest at Helena, November6). Occasionally a few may be found in winter,as at Delight, whereSavage took a single specimen on December 20. This little bird » Bull. 2, Div. Econ. Orn., p. 198, 1888. Bui. 38, Biological Survey, U. S. Dept of Agriculture. Plate VI.
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A Winter Seed-Eater. The White-Throated Sparrow. SPARROWS. 65 often makes its home in dooryards and village gardens, and rendersgood service to man by destroying great quantities of weed seed(notably crab grass) and of noxious insects, which constitute aboutone-fourth of its food. (Clay-colored Sparrow. Spizella pallida. This little sparrow, which closely resembles the chipping sparrow, occurs commonlyin migration in the Mississippi Valley, breeding from Nebraska northward. It passesthrough Missouri in April and May and again in September and October, and shouldbe found also in Arkansas during those months.) Field Sparrow. Spizella pusilla pusilla. The field sparrow occurs as an abundant migrant and winter resi-dent, but is found in the breeding season mainly in the northern andnorthwestern parts of the State. It is reported as breeding at Clin-ton, and I found it fairly common at Pettigrew and at Hoxie. Twobirds heard singing at Stuttgart May 14 were probably breeders, butthe species

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