. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. BIRDS OF NEW YORK 475 green color, and average .95 by .70 inches in size. They are laid from the 15th to the 30th of May, and second sets are often observed as late as the first week in August, evidently two broods often being reared in a season in our latitude. This bird is undoubtedly a beneficial species. The greater part of its food during the spring and summer consists of injurious insects. It kills. Catbird's nest and eggs Photo by Ralph S. Paddock quite a number of ground beetles and other predaceous insects, however, and as soon
. Annual report. New York State Museum; Science; Science. BIRDS OF NEW YORK 475 green color, and average .95 by .70 inches in size. They are laid from the 15th to the 30th of May, and second sets are often observed as late as the first week in August, evidently two broods often being reared in a season in our latitude. This bird is undoubtedly a beneficial species. The greater part of its food during the spring and summer consists of injurious insects. It kills. Catbird's nest and eggs Photo by Ralph S. Paddock quite a number of ground beetles and other predaceous insects, however, and as soon as cultivated cherries .and berries are ripe it takes a considerable toll of these fruits. Furthermore, he occasionally destroys the eggs of other birds, a habit which, in justice, we must say is not characteristic of this species. I suspect that, like the House wren, he dislikes near neighbors because his food range about the nest is rather circumscribed, and finds. 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 New York State Museum. Albany : University of the State of New York
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