. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds. Birds; Birds. 94 USEFCL BIRDS. One day I noticed a young pine growing some ten feet from the ground in tlae fork of a maple by the roadside. There were no other pines near. What planted it there? This was merely an illustration of the fact that tree seeds are furnished with transportation by the wings or legs of animals that feed upon them. The Jays alight in the tree top; ea
. Useful birds and their protection. Containing brief descriptions of the more common and useful species of Massachusetts, with accounts of their food habits, and a chapter on the means of attracting and protecting birds. Birds; Birds. 94 USEFCL BIRDS. One day I noticed a young pine growing some ten feet from the ground in tlae fork of a maple by the roadside. There were no other pines near. What planted it there? This was merely an illustration of the fact that tree seeds are furnished with transportation by the wings or legs of animals that feed upon them. The Jays alight in the tree top; each Jay breaks off an acorn with his feet, hammers it open with his beak, and eats the kernel on the spot, or carries it off to some hiding place,. Fig. 31. — A forest planter. The Blue Jay lends wings to the acorn. sometimes dropping it from the tree or while flying, appar- ently by accident or for no purpose except perhaps to hear it strike the earth. A sudden fright will cause a bird to drop whatever food it may be carrying. Such acorns are usually left where they happen to fail. We cannot study the relations of birds to the forest with- out noting also the important part that squirrels take in tree planting. In the autumn of 1897 the mast crop was light in some sections of eastern Massachusetts, but here and there an oak tree was found which bore a good crop. Such trees were soon discovered by the Jays and squirrels, several of which might be seen gathering the acorns from each tree. The ground squirrels work in pairs, as do the squirrels of. 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 Forbush, Edward Howe, 1858-1929; Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture. [Boston, Mass. ]
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