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The Project Gutenberg eBook, The Bird Study Book, by Thomas Gilbert Pearson, Illustrated by Will Simmons
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Wood Thrush
Wood Thrush
The Bird Study Book
By
T. Gilbert Pearson
Secretary, National Association of Audubon Societies
Coloured Frontispiece Pen and ink drawings by Will Simmons And sixteen photographs
Garden City ——— New York Doubleday, Page & Company 1917
Coloured Frontispiece Pen and ink drawings by Will Simmons And sixteen photographs
Garden City ——— New York Doubleday, Page & Company 1917
TO MY WIFE ELSIE WEATHERLY PEARSON
PREFACE
Secretary, National Association of Audubon Societies
Coloured Frontispiece Pen and ink drawings by Will Simmons And sixteen photographs
Garden City ——— New York Doubleday, Page & Company 1917
Coloured Frontispiece Pen and ink drawings by Will Simmons And sixteen photographs
Garden City ——— New York Doubleday, Page & Company 1917
TO MY WIFE ELSIE WEATHERLY PEARSON
PREFACE
CONTENTS
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS
THE BIRD STUDY BOOK
CHAPTER I
FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BIRDS
The Fox that Followed the Footsteps
Heads and feet of various birds
Sample page of reporting-blank
A ferocious young eagle
The Umbrella Blind
CHAPTER II
THE LIFE ABOUT THE NEST
Nest of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird
The Bald Eagle's Eyrie
Gannets nesting on the cliffs. Bonaventure Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The Grebe or "Water Witch"
A male plumbous gnatcatcher feeding young
CHAPTER III
DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE BIRDS
A mountain Bluebird family. Its home having been destroyed it is now enjoying temporary quarters furnished by a kindly hand.
Canada Geese Decoys
The Greedy Young Cowbird
CHAPTER IV
THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS
Young robins quarreling at their bath. Photographed in the yard of Mrs. Granville Pike, North Yakima, Washington
Migration Routes of Some North American Birds
Lighthouses Cause the Death of Many Birds
Tired Migrating Birds Often Alight on Ships
Feeding station for birds on the grounds of R. G. Decker, Rhinebeck, New York. The glass sides prevent the seeds from being blown off the tray a foot or more below the roof.
CHAPTER V
THE BIRDS IN WINTER
Grouse "Budding" in an Apple Tree
A Snowy Egret that came home to die. It was shot on its feeding-grounds, and then flew several miles and died on its nest in the Audubon Society's Reservation at Orange Lake, Florida.
CHAPTER VI
THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BIRDS
Cuckoo, Raiding a Tent of Caterpillars
Farallon Cormorants and White Pelicans on a Government Bird Reservation in southern Oregon.
Screech Owl and Its Prey
CHAPTER VII
CIVILIZATION'S EFFECT ON THE BIRD SUPPLY
Passenger Pigeons Are Now Extinct
Window "Caféteria," at home of Mrs. Granville Pike, North Yakima, Washington. The birds here seen at their lunch are the Goldfinch, Housefinch, and Oregon Junco.
The Great Auk, Another Extinct Bird
CHAPTER VIII
THE TRAFFIC IN FEATHERS
Terns, Formerly Sought by the Feather Trade
A Christmas dinner for the birds. Note the Song Sparrow on a Sunflower head and a Chickadee weighing himself. Photographed by Mrs. Granville Pike
Crowned Pigeon That Furnishes the Goura of the Feather Trade
An Egret, bearing "aigrettes," in attendance on her young
CHAPTER IX
BIRD-PROTECTIVE LAWS AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT— HOW LAWS ARE MADE
Migrative Birds Are Protected by the Government
Egret brooding on a Florida island owned and guarded by the Audubon Society.
CHAPTER X
BIRD RESERVATIONS
The Downy Woodpecker is fond of suet
LIST OF NATIONAL BIRD RESERVATIONS
The Grotesque Wood Ibis
Members of a junior Audubon class at Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Hungry Young Egrets
CHAPTER XI
MAKING BIRD SANCTUARIES
Cemented Holes Shut Out the Chickadee
Gourds and Boxes for Martins
A California hospital for injured birds, erected and maintained by Mrs. Harriet W. Myers of Los Angeles
A Bird Bath
CHAPTER XII
TEACHING BIRD STUDY
Preparing for the coming of the birds. A Junior Audubon class on Prince Edward Island
Colouring of Birds upon Outline Drawings
FIRST ACQUAINTANCE WITH THE BIRDS
The Fox that Followed the Footsteps
Heads and feet of various birds
Sample page of reporting-blank
A ferocious young eagle
The Umbrella Blind
CHAPTER II
THE LIFE ABOUT THE NEST
Nest of the Ruby-throated Hummingbird
The Bald Eagle's Eyrie
Gannets nesting on the cliffs. Bonaventure Island, Gulf of St. Lawrence.
The Grebe or "Water Witch"
A male plumbous gnatcatcher feeding young
CHAPTER III
DOMESTIC LIFE OF THE BIRDS
A mountain Bluebird family. Its home having been destroyed it is now enjoying temporary quarters furnished by a kindly hand.
Canada Geese Decoys
The Greedy Young Cowbird
CHAPTER IV
THE MIGRATION OF BIRDS
Young robins quarreling at their bath. Photographed in the yard of Mrs. Granville Pike, North Yakima, Washington
Migration Routes of Some North American Birds
Lighthouses Cause the Death of Many Birds
Tired Migrating Birds Often Alight on Ships
Feeding station for birds on the grounds of R. G. Decker, Rhinebeck, New York. The glass sides prevent the seeds from being blown off the tray a foot or more below the roof.
CHAPTER V
THE BIRDS IN WINTER
Grouse "Budding" in an Apple Tree
A Snowy Egret that came home to die. It was shot on its feeding-grounds, and then flew several miles and died on its nest in the Audubon Society's Reservation at Orange Lake, Florida.
CHAPTER VI
THE ECONOMIC VALUE OF BIRDS
Cuckoo, Raiding a Tent of Caterpillars
Farallon Cormorants and White Pelicans on a Government Bird Reservation in southern Oregon.
Screech Owl and Its Prey
CHAPTER VII
CIVILIZATION'S EFFECT ON THE BIRD SUPPLY
Passenger Pigeons Are Now Extinct
Window "Caféteria," at home of Mrs. Granville Pike, North Yakima, Washington. The birds here seen at their lunch are the Goldfinch, Housefinch, and Oregon Junco.
The Great Auk, Another Extinct Bird
CHAPTER VIII
THE TRAFFIC IN FEATHERS
Terns, Formerly Sought by the Feather Trade
A Christmas dinner for the birds. Note the Song Sparrow on a Sunflower head and a Chickadee weighing himself. Photographed by Mrs. Granville Pike
Crowned Pigeon That Furnishes the Goura of the Feather Trade
An Egret, bearing "aigrettes," in attendance on her young
CHAPTER IX
BIRD-PROTECTIVE LAWS AND THEIR ENFORCEMENT— HOW LAWS ARE MADE
Migrative Birds Are Protected by the Government
Egret brooding on a Florida island owned and guarded by the Audubon Society.
CHAPTER X
BIRD RESERVATIONS
The Downy Woodpecker is fond of suet
LIST OF NATIONAL BIRD RESERVATIONS
The Grotesque Wood Ibis
Members of a junior Audubon class at Fergus Falls, Minnesota
Hungry Young Egrets
CHAPTER XI
MAKING BIRD SANCTUARIES
Cemented Holes Shut Out the Chickadee
Gourds and Boxes for Martins
A California hospital for injured birds, erected and maintained by Mrs. Harriet W. Myers of Los Angeles
A Bird Bath
CHAPTER XII
TEACHING BIRD STUDY
Preparing for the coming of the birds. A Junior Audubon class on Prince Edward Island
Colouring of Birds upon Outline Drawings
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