. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE BLUEBIRD. 229 all these engagements the male Martin seemed content to encourage his mate by his vociferous screams, while both Bluebirds fought with equal ; In a fair encounter the Bluebird is more than a match for the always execra- ble English Sparrow; but no bird can en- dure the mobbing which the hoodlums re- sort to; and as a result the Bluebirds have In surrender the choicest places to the in- terlopers. The home of the Bluebird consists ordinar
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE BLUEBIRD. 229 all these engagements the male Martin seemed content to encourage his mate by his vociferous screams, while both Bluebirds fought with equal ; In a fair encounter the Bluebird is more than a match for the always execra- ble English Sparrow; but no bird can en- dure the mobbing which the hoodlums re- sort to; and as a result the Bluebirds have In surrender the choicest places to the in- terlopers. The home of the Bluebird consists ordinarily of a deserted Woodpecker hole in tree or stub, or else of a decayed cavity in post, stump, or apple tree. The hole is plentifully lined with grass, weed-stalks, and unclassifiable trash; altho birds of more cultivated tastes are beginning to employ feathers. The birds distinctly fa- v, when occa- sion offers, will occupy bird-boxes or suitable crannies. I once found a brood in a half open mail-box, attached to the front door of a village dwelling tempo- rarily vacant. Mr. Oliver Davie reports finding a nest in Columbus in the interior of a car-wheel rendered idle by a railroad strike: and another in Morrow County, in a deserted Eave Swallow's nest. A farm near North Amherst in Lorain County contains, besides sev- eral fields and pastures and an ideal bit of woodland, two young orchards and a small vineyard. Throughout these last. Mr. Will Smithkons, the son of the owner, has dis- tributed upwards of fifty Blue- bird boxes, each composed of a section of a hollow limb, closed with a board at top and bottom, and provided with a neat au- gur-hole in the side. The boxes are made fast to the trees or lodged at considerable intervals along the intersecting fences. 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
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