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Title: Bird studies for home and school; sixty common birds, their habits and haunts
Year: 1911 (1910s)
Authors: De Groat, Herman C
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Buffalo, N. Y., Herman C. De Groat
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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smore abundant here in winter than in §ummer because thebirds from the far north return to this latitude to winter.Being well covered with loose downy feathers, it does not sufferfrom the coldest weather. Its cheerfulness under all conditionsis unbounded. Amidst sunshine or storm its happy song ofChick-a-dee-dee-dee may be heard ringing out. Though fond of several kinds of food, its principal dietconsists of the eggs and larvae of destructiye insects found ontrees. Carefully it inspects bark and leaves, running up ordown the trunk equally well and often performing wonderfulacrobatic feats in its prying search for something to eat. If itwere working for wages, it could not be more painstaking inits helpfulness. One Chickadee destroys rnyriads of eggs andinsects in a year, thus rendering great service to man. Formerly the Chickadees were common in city parks andon lawns, but now they are found mainly in the woods. Doubt-less the increase of tree-pests in cities is largely due to the 24
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POHD, CHICAGO absence of these birds which have been driven away by thosepugnacious buUies, the EngHsh Sparrows. Because of its social nature, the Chickadee is on familiarterms with several other birds which have similar habits andenjoy the same kind of food. Often Chickadees, Nuthatchesand Creepers roam through the woods in a common flock feed-ing and chattering happily as they go. Because the Chickadeehas little fear and great curiosity, you may lead it to approachwithin a few feet of you by imitating its song. In severe winterweather when food is scarce, it will come to the door to gleanthe crumbs thrown out to it. This gentle, active, helpful littlebird deserves the kindest treatment from us. BIRD NOTES 25 THE AMERICAN CROW ■ Male and Female—All black with steel gray or purplereflections. Length, sixteen to eighteen inches. Rangethroughout North America from Hudson Bay to Gulf ofMexico. Migrations in March and October but many of thebirds remain in this latitude throughout the

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