. 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 . )pears ontrees. Apparently the birds failedto recognize anything edible inthem, and whenever a l)ird brokeopen an egg cluster, the fine hairssticking to the Ijeak seemed to dis-gust it. The brown-tail moth is more ex-l)()sed to the attacks of birds thanis the gipsy moth, since the larvtehibernate in their nests in curled-up leaves that remain on the treeall winter. Already s
. 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 . )pears ontrees. Apparently the birds failedto recognize anything edible inthem, and whenever a l)ird brokeopen an egg cluster, the fine hairssticking to the Ijeak seemed to dis-gust it. The brown-tail moth is more ex-l)()sed to the attacks of birds thanis the gipsy moth, since the larvtehibernate in their nests in curled-up leaves that remain on the treeall winter. Already some birds arelearning to open these winter nestsand to extract the larva; from them. If the birds once learn this lesson thoroughly, the power of this pest will be greatly Pig. 45. —Egg cluster ofmoth. iipsy SERVICE OF BIRDS IN THE ORCHARD. 149 CHAPTER IV. THE ECONOMIC SERVICE OF BIRDS IN THE ORCHARD. The conditions in the orchard regarding bird life approx-imate those in the woods. The trees offer some shelter tobirds, and also nesting places secure from such of theirenemies as cannot climb or fly. The cutting over of woodlots destrojS the breeding places of such birds as nest inhollow trees. Apple trees, on the other hand, are allowedto stand for a century or more if they still bear profitablefruit crops. jNIany orchard trees are much decayed, as aresult of neglect or bad })runing, and the dead and hollowtrunks furnish homes to such birds as once bred in the decay-ing trees of the woods. The trees in the orchard also })rovidean abundance of insect food. They are usually planted inor near fields or gardens, where many species of insects findfood and shelter. For these reasons, orchards are muchfrequented l)y birds. The service rendered by birds in pr
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