. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. BiEDS 01' Indiana. 877 , Length, ; wing, ; tail, Range.—Eastern North America, from Florida and Texas coast north to New Foundland and Hudson Bay, latitude, 56°, west to Great Plains. Breeds throughout its range, except Florida, Gulf coast and central Texas. Nest, bulky; in trees, of twigs, bark, moss, paper, strings, grass, and sometimes mud, and lined with rootlets and other fine material. Eggs, 3-6; cream, bufE, or greeni
. The birds of Indiana; a descriptive catalog of the birds that have been observed within the state, with an account of their habits. Birds. BiEDS 01' Indiana. 877 , Length, ; wing, ; tail, Range.—Eastern North America, from Florida and Texas coast north to New Foundland and Hudson Bay, latitude, 56°, west to Great Plains. Breeds throughout its range, except Florida, Gulf coast and central Texas. Nest, bulky; in trees, of twigs, bark, moss, paper, strings, grass, and sometimes mud, and lined with rootlets and other fine material. Eggs, 3-6; cream, bufE, or greenish, irregularly spotted and blotched with different shades of brown and lavender, generally heaviest about larger end; by . Blue Jay. (Beal.—Year Book United States Department of Agriculture, 1896, p. 197.) A common and well-known resident. In the northern part of the State, some of them migrate over winter. Through the winter, aside from the well-known call, jay, jay, or caw, caw, is heard, but as spring approaches they become very vocal, uttering many calls, some very pretty notes, varying from loud to very low. Evidently some of the latter are intended solely for one female to hear, and when the pair is surprised they slip away and, with apparent indifEerence, repeat some rollicking role from a near-by tree. Keo-e-yeo is the familiar call, while one of the best-known low ones is, we-hue. They are quite good imitators of some birds. With us, this season of song begins early in March. In 1893 as early as March 8, and in 1897, March 9. "With it comes pairing time, which I have known to continue until April 35. I have known them to begin building as early as March 16, 1897, and have found them Just beginning a nest May 11, 1881. I have found eggs from April 4 to May 21, and the young left the one containing eggs April 4, on May Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - colo
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