. Bird life stories, comp. from the writings of Audubon, Bendire, Nuttall, and Wilson . nyample and circuitous sweeps in the air, and as the point of thevortex falls individuals drop into the chimneys by degrees,until the whole have descended, which generally takes placein the dusk of the evening. They all, however, disappearabout the first week in August. Like the Swallow, the Chimney Swift flies very quick, andwith but slight vibrations of its wings, appearing as it were toswim in the air in widening circles, shooting backward and 6o Bird Life Stories forward through the ambient space at gre
. Bird life stories, comp. from the writings of Audubon, Bendire, Nuttall, and Wilson . nyample and circuitous sweeps in the air, and as the point of thevortex falls individuals drop into the chimneys by degrees,until the whole have descended, which generally takes placein the dusk of the evening. They all, however, disappearabout the first week in August. Like the Swallow, the Chimney Swift flies very quick, andwith but slight vibrations of its wings, appearing as it were toswim in the air in widening circles, shooting backward and 6o Bird Life Stories forward through the ambient space at great elevations, andyet scarcely moving its wings. Now and then it is heard toutter, in a hurried manner, a sound Hke is never seen to alight but in hollow trees or chimneys, andappears always most gay and active in wet and gloomyweather. Geographical Distribution The Chimney Swift is found in summer as far north as Labradorand the fur countries; west as far as the region of the plains. Inautumn it migrates southward and passes the winter in CentralAmerica-. DOWNY WOODPECKERDryohates pubescens THE DOWNY WOODPECKER ALEXANDER WILSON THIS is the smallest of our Woodpeckers and closelyresembles the .Hairy Woodpecker in its tint andmarkings, and in almost everything except its diminutive remains with us the whole year. About the middle of May the male and female look out fora suitable place for the reception of their eggs and apple, pear or cherry tree, often in the near neighborhoodof the farmhouse, is generally selected for this purpose. Thetree is minutely reconnoitered for several days previous to theoperation, and the work is first begun by the male, who cutsout a hole in the solid wood, as circular as if described with apair of compasses. He is occasionally relieved by the female,both working with great diligence. The direction of the hole, if made in the body of the tree,is generally downward, at an angle of thirty or forty degrees,f
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