. The Wilson bulletin . son alone. This past Summer we had six days of continuous rain andI noted in one field of about three acres on the edge of thelake that had been planted in squash over two thousandIbis walking around, turning over the squashes and catchinggrasshoppers, and from the eagerness with which theyhunted they were having good luck. Grasshoppers do millions of dollars damage to the crops of the Florida farmers, andany bird that does this great good is the farmers best friend. One Glossy Ibis male that I dissected contained: 14 cut-worms, 12 . grasshoppers, 19 small crayfish, par
. The Wilson bulletin . son alone. This past Summer we had six days of continuous rain andI noted in one field of about three acres on the edge of thelake that had been planted in squash over two thousandIbis walking around, turning over the squashes and catchinggrasshoppers, and from the eagerness with which theyhunted they were having good luck. Grasshoppers do millions of dollars damage to the crops of the Florida farmers, andany bird that does this great good is the farmers best friend. One Glossy Ibis male that I dissected contained: 14 cut-worms, 12 . grasshoppers, 19 small crayfish, part of smallmoccasin, 1 black bug of some description. Adult Little Blue Heron had in its stomach: 51 grass-hoppers, 2 small frogs,, 3 cut-worms, 1 small lizard, remainsof three crayfish. Adult Green Heron had in its stomach: 6 small crayfish,16 grasshoppers, 2 cut-worms, remains of small frogs. Adult Lousiana Heron had it its stomach nothing butgrasshoppers too far digested to determine the number butevidently about North-west end of the roost showing the woods on the north of the roost, and two of the trees where the first arrivals alight. Northtield, Ohio. (Ihoto by A. J. Stover.) A Robins Roost. 169 Food of 50 young Egrets that was disgorged by them atthe nests immediately after being fed, running over a periodof four weeks. The total of the 50 meals follows: 297 smallfrogs, 49 small snakes, mostly the Water Moccasin, 61 youngfish, suckers, not edible, 176 crayfish. Food of fifty meals of young White Ibis: 353 cut-worms,308 grasshoppers, 602 crayfish, 42 small moccasins. Food of fifty meals of Young, Little Blue Herons: 1900grasshoppers, 37 small frogs, 149 cut-worms, 8 lizards, 142small crayfish. Food of fifty meals of young Louisiana Herons: 2876grasshoppers, 8 small frogs, 17 cut-worms, 6 lizards, 67small crayfish. Food of fifty meals of young Snowy Egrets: 120 smallsuckers, 762 grasshoppers, 91 cut-worms, 2 small lizards, 29small crayfish, 7 small moccasins. Food of
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