. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. The Purple Martin at Wichita, Kansas 85 Then began a relentless warfare against this persistent and pugnacious creature. So fiercely were they persecuted, to make way for better birds, that if a Sparrow saw a member of my family stoop to the ground, he would 'dig out.' But the nesting season passed without Martins. During May I discovered that a pair of Sparrows had built a nest in one of the rooms, the female having peculiar markings. Five eggs were destroyed from this nest, and in a few days another nest was begun on the other side. The process of dest
. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. The Purple Martin at Wichita, Kansas 85 Then began a relentless warfare against this persistent and pugnacious creature. So fiercely were they persecuted, to make way for better birds, that if a Sparrow saw a member of my family stoop to the ground, he would 'dig out.' But the nesting season passed without Martins. During May I discovered that a pair of Sparrows had built a nest in one of the rooms, the female having peculiar markings. Five eggs were destroyed from this nest, and in a few days another nest was begun on the other side. The process of destruction alternated from time to time until the close of August, when it was found that fifty fresh eggs had been destroyed. And I verily believe that they were all laid by the same female. The warfare will be reopened next month, when the obstructions are taken from the openings. One scheme employed last year was to put tappers in two small milk-cans and adjust the cans as cow-bells out of sight under the house, with strong string or wire running thence to the pantry window. A jerk of this string always emptied the house of Sparrows. During last autumn large numbers of migrating Bluebirds stopped and investigated the accommodations of this hotel, supposedly with a view to future engagements; but I shall take care of them with another bird-house. Another Martin-house of moderate size will be put up this spring on the present office building, which has an inaccessible roof 134 feet above the ground; and I am almost certain of a colony there, even though the trial at Fairmount may still be Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America; National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals; National Audubon S
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