. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. The Bird Bath in Molting Time By CRAIG S. THOMS, Vermillion, S. D. With Photographs by the Author. A MOURNING DOVE DRINKS WHILE A ROBIN WAITS WHEN we left home in early August for a month's vacation, the yard was alive with birds; when we returned, the first week in Sep- tember, not a bird was to be seen. ''Where are the birds?" a friend inquired. They were gone, but we be- lieved that we could charm them back again. The bird-bath, which had held no water during our absence, was filled and kept full, and the hose was freely used to revive the grass
. Bird lore. Birds; Birds; Ornithology. The Bird Bath in Molting Time By CRAIG S. THOMS, Vermillion, S. D. With Photographs by the Author. A MOURNING DOVE DRINKS WHILE A ROBIN WAITS WHEN we left home in early August for a month's vacation, the yard was alive with birds; when we returned, the first week in Sep- tember, not a bird was to be seen. ''Where are the birds?" a friend inquired. They were gone, but we be- lieved that we could charm them back again. The bird-bath, which had held no water during our absence, was filled and kept full, and the hose was freely used to revive the grass and give the bushes a drink. We knew that water in a bird- bath had a reflecting surface like a mirror and could be seen by birds in the trees for a consider- able distance. Moreover, we be- lieved that birds could actually smell water; and so, after filling the bath and watering the lawn, we confidently waited. In a few days a flock of a dozen Robins came to the lawn and for a whole month literally made the bath their own. Two or three Flickers came, and a couple of Brown Thrashers; sev- eral Mourning Doves camped in the garden; Blue Jays were fre- quent visitors; and at least one Catbird and one Cuckoo made their appearance, while Bronzed Crackles were occasionally ob- trusive by their numbers. Thus it was abundantly demonstrated that the birds had left the vicinity for lack of water. (182). 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 National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America; National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals; National Audubon Society. New York City : Macmillan Co.
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