. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 382 AMERICAN OFNITHOLOGY. The presence of two holes in the stump, each of which was peculiar- ly adapted to the use of the two birds, gave evidence that the Wren and Downy had each decided to make this their abode for the summer, as a matter of fact, the Downy Woodpecker probably had one or two eggs already laid when we found the place, although we did not look for several days to see what the nest contained, knowing the aversion that they have to being disturbed early in the nesting period. We decided that the Wrens must have put in their first ap
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 382 AMERICAN OFNITHOLOGY. The presence of two holes in the stump, each of which was peculiar- ly adapted to the use of the two birds, gave evidence that the Wren and Downy had each decided to make this their abode for the summer, as a matter of fact, the Downy Woodpecker probably had one or two eggs already laid when we found the place, although we did not look for several days to see what the nest contained, knowing the aversion that they have to being disturbed early in the nesting period. We decided that the Wrens must have put in their first appearance on the very morning that we happened along for they had just com- menced work on their nest. Considering the quiet domestic life that the Downies are wont to lead, it is little wonder that they objected to the presence of the boisterous and inquisitive pair of Wrens. They thought,. DOWNY, (on the Wren's stump.) and correctly, that the continual song of the male Wren, musical though it was, would surely betray the hiding place of the one spot most dear to them. The male Downy took upon himself the task of driving away the unwelcome neighbors. His persistency was commendable but the lack of good generalship on his part rendered the efforts futile. Instead of de-. 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 Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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