. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Western Crow A typical Crow's nest is a very substantial affair, as our illustration shows. Upon a basis of coarse sticks, a mat of dried leaves, grasses, bark- strips, and dirt, or mud, is impressed. The deep rounded bowl thus formed is carefully lined with the inner bark of the willow, or with twine, horse-hair, cow-hair, rabbit-fur, wool, or any other soft substance avail- able. When completed, the nesting hollow is seven or eight inches acr
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Western Crow A typical Crow's nest is a very substantial affair, as our illustration shows. Upon a basis of coarse sticks, a mat of dried leaves, grasses, bark- strips, and dirt, or mud, is impressed. The deep rounded bowl thus formed is carefully lined with the inner bark of the willow, or with twine, horse-hair, cow-hair, rabbit-fur, wool, or any other soft substance avail- able. When completed, the nesting hollow is seven or eight inches across and three or four deep. The expression "Crow's nest," as used to indicate disarray, really arises from the consideration of old nests. Since the birds resort to the same locality year after year, but never use an old nest, the neighboring structures of successive years come to represent every stage of dilapidation. North or South, April is the nesting month for all proper Crows. March eggs are of record, and, of course, a few laggards show up in May. Such matters as time and place appear to be pretty rigidly ordained by the clan or community council, for Crows are loosely gregarious, even in their nesting. While one rarely sees occupied nests in adjoining trees,. Taken in Riverside County Photo by Wright M. Pierce NEST AND EGGS OF WESTERN CROW 20. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Dickey, Donald R. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932; Pierce, Wright M; Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953; Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946. San Diego ; Los Angeles ; San Francisco : South Moulton Company
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