. The birds of Albany County; a catalogue of the species recorded in this vicinity with notes on their lives and habits, and brief field-marks for aid in identification . Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird on Nest. Young KingbirdsPlate XII Song Sparrow 81 in it than any I know. To be sure the Bluebird is theaccepted herald of the vernal season, but his song is cold,unemotional, and impersonal, while that of the Song Sparrowis warm, vibrant with suggestions of the awakening world,and is really the most cheery, hopeful sound in nature duringthe early Spring. Writers have vied with each other ineul
. The birds of Albany County; a catalogue of the species recorded in this vicinity with notes on their lives and habits, and brief field-marks for aid in identification . Female Ruby-Throated Hummingbird on Nest. Young KingbirdsPlate XII Song Sparrow 81 in it than any I know. To be sure the Bluebird is theaccepted herald of the vernal season, but his song is cold,unemotional, and impersonal, while that of the Song Sparrowis warm, vibrant with suggestions of the awakening world,and is really the most cheery, hopeful sound in nature duringthe early Spring. Writers have vied with each other ineulogizing Song Sparrows vocal powers. He is a truemelodist, with a fine sense of measure and rhythm, which hascaused him to be classed far above many more pretentiousbirds whose vocal efforts command attention by their varietyand brilliance. Song Sparrow is very modest and withal practical. Hisstage is generally a humble fence-post, and his lyrics are onlyinterludes in a regular routine of household duties. Ofttimesthe first nest is made and a complete set of eggs laid by thefirst of May. The fledglings are no sooner launched on theworld than the laying of a second set of eggs is begun. Bythe first of July,
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