Bird-lore

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Identifier: birdlorewb12nati (find matches)
Title: Bird-lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Conservation Periodicals
Publisher: New York, National Association of Audubon Societies
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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t I am unable to account for its presence at thisplace. It is readily distinguished from our native birds, and I have had no difficulty inrecognizing it, although I had never seen it before.—R. B., July 3, 1911.) This morning, four Starlings passed me, flying rapidly southward. All wereapparently adults. They uttered notes not unlike the sound which might beproduced by striking a steel rail with a hammer. A wind and rain storm occurred on this date.—R. B. August 7, 1911. (Mr. Beebes communications start the inquiry as to how far west the Starling hasiioii. gone. As yet, no clue has been found explaining its appearance in Michigan.The statement that European Goldfinches have once been observed in Newberrysuggests that some one may have carried a few Starlings and Goldfinches to Michigan,or elsewhere to some adjoining locality, so that small and isolated flocks occurred fora year or two. From the above observations, it would seem that the Starling, at least,has survived.—A. H. W.)
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LEAST SANDPIPER (Upper figure) SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPER (Lower figure) (One-half natural size) Order—LiMicoLiE Family—Scolopacidve PisoBiA MiNLTiLLA (upper fig.) Ereunetes pusiLLis (lower flg.) National As:;ociatiou of Audubon Societies Educational Leaflet, No. 53 THE LEAST AND SEMIPALMATED SANDPIPERS By HERBERT K. JOB ^^t il^attonal Sl00ocieition ot jaudubon ^ocittitQ EDUCATIONAL LEAFLET NO. 52 These two dainty little species, the smallest of their tribe, may well beconsidered our representative shore-birds. The flocking of restless bands ofnimble sprites along the sea-coast and the larger inland bodies of water isone of the unique and specially attractive sights of Nature. Such a speciesas the Spotted Sandpiper, though accessible to more people by reason ofits summer stay, does not gather in large and compact flocks. It is ratherthrough the two species we are considering that the majority of people whosee shore-birds at all become familiar with the masterly flight-tactics of thesh

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