. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 106. WOOD THRUSH ON NEST. They sit so closely that sometimes you may touch them beforethey will leave the eggs. * Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The male of this species is alwajs popular with bird lov-ers, for he is very handsome, is always cheerful and has abeautiful song. The female is popular too with those whoknow her, but she is dressed so differently from her mateand so inconspicuously, like a big sparrow, that she is sel-dom noticed. The Grosbeak song is similar to. but readily 126. Fig. 107. NEST OF GROSBEAK The eggs are pale greenish-blue
. Camera studies of wild birds in their homes . Fig. 106. WOOD THRUSH ON NEST. They sit so closely that sometimes you may touch them beforethey will leave the eggs. * Rose-breasted Grosbeak. The male of this species is alwajs popular with bird lov-ers, for he is very handsome, is always cheerful and has abeautiful song. The female is popular too with those whoknow her, but she is dressed so differently from her mateand so inconspicuously, like a big sparrow, that she is sel-dom noticed. The Grosbeak song is similar to. but readily 126. Fig. 107. NEST OF GROSBEAK The eggs are pale greenish-blueblotched with reddish brown. distinguished from and of better character than that of thf^Robin. His song is alwa\* preceded by a sharp chip^ usual-ly about two seconds before the song proper commences. The Grosbeak nest is rather rudely and scantily construct-ed of rootlets. It is normally placed in bushes or smalltrees from six to fifteen feet up. They, however, frequent- 127
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