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

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et awaycame a sharp, shrill note; up bobbed that sleepy head like a flash, lookingabout to see who caused it or why the awakening. The same gradual loweringof the sleepy head again. This same performance was repeated five times.Then little Wren-Tit became disquieted with the Titmouse jokes, gave itselfa good shake, and flew away to a quieter spot. All the following were seen at the same time either bathing or at the edgeof the water apparently waiting their turn: Black-headed Grosbeak, WesternTanager, Lazuh Bunting, Western Yellow-throat, Black-throated Gray, Yel-low Warbler, Spurred Towhee, and a Mourning Dove came for a drink. On a very hot day last summer two Doves, after getting their drink, flewabout 25 feet to a bare spot on the ground in the full sunshine, each pickedout a small hump or hummock of earth, laid themselves out perfectly flat,extended neck and both wings fully and remained in this position for at leastfifteen minutes. It was a real sun-bath. (140J Birds Bathing 141
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WESTERN MOCKINGBIRD AT UPPER POOL The foUowing list will give some idea of what birds have been seen bathingin my pools or baths: Soakers: Western Mockingbird, California Towhee (both get so wet they can fly onlya few feet), Spurred Towhee, California Ja)-, Arizona Hooded Oriole, Bullocks Oriole, HouseFinch, California Purple Finch, Western Lark Sparrow, Gambels Sparrow, Nuttalls Sparrow,Golden-crowned Sparrow, White-cro-«Tied Sparrow, Western Chipping Sparrow, Rufous-crowned Sparrow, Black-headed Grosbeak, Western Robin. Dippers: Green-backed Goldfinch, LawTcnces Goldfinch, Louisiana Tanager, Phaino-pepla, Cassins Vireo, Huttons Vireo, Warbling Vireo, Least Vireo (all the Vireos bathe onthe wing), Bush-Tit, Calaveras Warbler, Lutescent Warbler, Dusky Warbler, Yellow War-bler, Audubons Warbler, Black-throated Gray Warbler, Western Yellow-throat, PileolatedWarbler, Golden Pileolated Warbler, Parkmans Wren, Wren-Tit, Russet-backed Thrush,Alaska Hermit Thrush. 142 Bird - Lore Bathe in w

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