Identifier: birdlore101908nati (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

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yfrom the University of Chicago. We approached the nest carefully, taking pic-tures at two or three intervals and constantly expecting the bird to fly. Finally,we drew our boats up within a few feet of the nest. I had, unfortunately, used my last plate, but was able to borrow a camerafrom a student. The camera being of strange model, several minutes were re-quired in getting ready for a picture. This one was finally obtained, to the greatrelief of the students and myself. Still the Bittern sat motionless on its nest,except for a very slight shifting of the head in following my movements. Atlength, in order to see the eggs, it seemed necessary to lift the bird. When myhand was within less than eighteen inches of the nest, fear overcame the brood-ing instinct and the four eggs were abruptly exposed to view. A week later Ivisited the nest again. This time the bird permitted a picture at a boats length,approximately, but flew when we approached within eight feet of the nest. R. M. Strong.
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GREEN HERON AND NESTPhotographed by George Shiras, 3d. (no) (3k \°W Nesting Habits of the Henslows Sparrow By E. SEYMOUR WOODRUFF HENSLOWS SPARROW (Ammodramus henslowi), though generallyconsidered a rare bird in New England, is a regular and not uncom-mon summer resident in the vicinity of Litchfield, Conn. Becauseof their extremely shy and retiring habits, these birds are easily overlooked,even in a locality where they are not uncommon; but, if their song be once identi-fied, it is surprising to find how often and in how many different places it isheard,—places where their presence had never been previously suspected. Thesong is unique, and, once known, can never be mistaken for that of any otherbird. To my ear it sounds exactly like the syllables cheer-r-r-up, with an upwardinflection on the last syllable. Their favorite haunts are marshy hillside meadows covered with a fairlythick growth of spirea, shrubby cinquefoil and other shrubs, though, occa-sionally, they will be found in

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