Identifier: campscruisesofor00chap (find matches)
Title: Camps and cruises of an ornithologist, by Frank M. Chapman ..
Year: 1908 (1900s)
Authors: Chapman, Frank M. (Frank Michler), 1864-1945
Subjects: Birds -- North America
Publisher: New York, D. Appleton and Company
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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ch permits us to keep a closewatch on the species, through the year, and on the individ-ual through the nesting season, will enable us to write anadequate history of its life. I would emphasize tlie necessity of specialization. It mayalmost be said with truth that most of our knowledge ofbirds has been acquired by accident, so haphazard have beenour methods of study. But, for this very reason, there isabundant opportunity for the student who, not content witha general knowledge of birds, determines to make himself anauthority on some particular bird, preferably the one mostabundant in his own neighborhood. If he does justice to hissubject, he will never lack an outlet for his ornithologicalambitions. As has been intimated, circumstances have deprived meof the privilege of acquiring a more intimate knowledge ofmy own home birds and I cannot, thei-ef ore, present that typeof bird biography which considers the bird throughout theyear or during the season of its presence. Nevertheless, it
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With complete composure, perched beside her nest (Pag-e 9) 4 TRAVELS ABOUT HOME is hoped that the sketches which are here given, will showwhat interesting facts are to l)e gathered at our doorsteps. The story of the Blue Jays, for example, reveals as muchof the hird mind as any experience I have had with birds.The little Meadowlark study required greater effort, for atime, than any other described in this volume and the resultswere valued proportionately. The photographic record oftwo days at Slabsides shows what interesting resultsmay be obtained both easily and quickly. In short, to seeold birds in a new light one has only to look at them througha camera.

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