File:Bird lore (1922) (14747962941).jpg

Identifier: birdlore241922nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

View Book Page: Book Viewer
About This Book: Catalog Entry
View All Images: All Images From Book
Click here to view book online to see this illustration in context in a browseable online version of this book.

Text Appearing Before Image:
qA Companion toThe Travels ofBirJsby the same cAuthor, OUR WINTER BIRDS By FRANK M. CHAPMAN The extraordinary, but not unexpected receptionaccorded to Dr. Chapmans little volume on The Travelsof Birds has led to the preparation of this work, whichis designed to form an introduction to the study of birds.The author believes that winter is the best season inwhich to begin the study of ornithology, for the reasonthat there are fewer birds and they may be more easilyidentified, and they are generally hungry and conse-quently more approachable. The birds have beenseparated into three easily-grasped groups of field birds,forest birds, and home birds, and in an entertainingmanner the author discusses their habits and chiefcharacteristics. There are numerous illustrations. 12mo. Cloth, $1.50 net per copy. By mail, $1.60.Also an edition for use as a school reader. This is an Applet on Book D. APPLETON & COMPANY Publishers 35 West 32d Street New York
Text Appearing After Image:
1. BALTIMORE ORIOLE, ADULT MALE 2. BALTIMORE ORIOLE. ADULT 1«EMALE 3. BALTIMORE ORIOLE, IMMATURE FEMALE 2^irti=1tore A BI-MONTHLY MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO THE STUDY AND PROTECTION OF BIRDS Official Organ of The Audubon Societies Vol. XXIV November—December, 1922 No. 6 The Trailer-Blind de Luxe By GUY A. BAILEYWith Photographs by the Author ONCE upon a lime I sat on a cake of ice for hours wilh the LhermomeLerhovering around zero waiting for Ducks to come in near an improvisedblind of canvas to feed upon some corn that had been dropped in thewater near the shore. These Ducks were Redheads, Canvasbacks and Scaups.They sat out in the lake apparently afraid of the blind. A few of the bravestones would leave the raft and swim toward the blind, then, becoming suspicious,they would return to their more timid companions. A few minutes later somemore could be seen working gradually toward the blind. After three or fourhours of watchful waiting, the whole raft moved in and began to pitch andand d

Note About Images