. Bird lore . ThisI did, and she began feeding him at once. Just what the outcome was I donot know, but when I last located him, he seemed perfectly healthy. Whetherthe silk thread stitches will cause trouble, or whether Nature will discard them,I do not know. Other cases of destruction, such as the disappearance of the nest and eggsof a Brown Thrasher, add more to my list of bird tragedies. This case, I pre-sume, was due to some passer-by, since the nest was close to a public path,and there are always a few individuals whose eyes are pleased with a collectionof birds eggs dangling on a string
. Bird lore . ThisI did, and she began feeding him at once. Just what the outcome was I donot know, but when I last located him, he seemed perfectly healthy. Whetherthe silk thread stitches will cause trouble, or whether Nature will discard them,I do not know. Other cases of destruction, such as the disappearance of the nest and eggsof a Brown Thrasher, add more to my list of bird tragedies. This case, I pre-sume, was due to some passer-by, since the nest was close to a public path,and there are always a few individuals whose eyes are pleased with a collectionof birds eggs dangling on a string. Although my observations will convey nothing new to the one who studiesbirds, they record a few more instances of bird tragedies and point out some ofthe causes. Some of the destructive agencies cannot be overcome, but for thatreason we should double our efforts to protect our feathered friends; withinterest, care and action, we can vitally aid the birds and, consequently,ourselves and the world in YOUNG SCREECH OWLSPhotographed by C. W. Leister, Ithaca, N. Y. Bird Neighbors By MRS. HARVEY C. PERRY. Westerly, R. I.
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