. The Wilson bulletin . - longl egs 1 2 3 Wire worm. etc 3 6 7 16 Cricket • 1 3 4 Fly 2 2 Total 71 GG 64 2 203 All feedings were b\- the female, the male never approach-ing the nest. The area from which this bird secured foodwas exceedingly limilcd. As stated before, the nest was ina small elm ]u>{ in the edge of the timber \\liicli at this point Notes on the Red-Winged 299 was from 15 to 20 feet from the edge of the water. Begin-ning at the waters edge and going towa-rds the nest we foundseveral more or less well defined areas of growth: first, in theedge of the water was a dens
. The Wilson bulletin . - longl egs 1 2 3 Wire worm. etc 3 6 7 16 Cricket • 1 3 4 Fly 2 2 Total 71 GG 64 2 203 All feedings were b\- the female, the male never approach-ing the nest. The area from which this bird secured foodwas exceedingly limilcd. As stated before, the nest was ina small elm ]u>{ in the edge of the timber \\liicli at this point Notes on the Red-Winged 299 was from 15 to 20 feet from the edge of the water. Begin-ning at the waters edge and going towa-rds the nest we foundseveral more or less well defined areas of growth: first, in theedge of the water was a dense growth of arrow-head lilies{Sagittaria spf) in a strip of six cr eight feet in width; sec-ond, from three to five feet inland was a region of ba-re earthor a short growth of a sedge of an unknown species; third,a band of smartweed {Polygonum spf) ; and lastly, a mixed. The Attitude of Iiisiiectioii. growth in which nettles (Urtica spf) and burdock (Arctiiiuispf) predominated. This growth touched the nest on one sideand on the other was the willow belt. The Red-wing con-fined her hunting as far as we could determine to the weedgrowth and particularly to the smartweed and burdock. Wenever saw her enter the willow thicket to hunt but alwaysfound her along the waters edge or in the weeds. Theground was damp and sticky and the region furnished goodforaging. Gi-asshoppers were by far the most abundantforms and the Red-wing took advantage of the fact. Many 300 The Wilson Bulletin—No. 91 of them were of large size and she frequently brought themso large the nestlings could not swallow them. When thishappened she crushed them in her beak until they could hzdevoured. Next to grasshoppers, moths were the mostabundant. The majority of those brought were small, dullcolored ones but occasionally a la-rge grey or dull white onewas seen. Spiders were also commo
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