. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . this species is partiallyresident, being largely confined during the cold season to the shelter of tulebeds, wild rose thickets, clematis bowers, and the like. Nesting begins aboutthe second week in April and continues with undiminished ardor till Julyor August. Incubation requires twelve days, and the young are ready tofly in as many more, so that a devoted pair is able to raise three and some-times four broods in a season. At this rate we should be overrun with Song Sparrows
. The birds of Washington; a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . this species is partiallyresident, being largely confined during the cold season to the shelter of tulebeds, wild rose thickets, clematis bowers, and the like. Nesting begins aboutthe second week in April and continues with undiminished ardor till Julyor August. Incubation requires twelve days, and the young are ready tofly in as many more, so that a devoted pair is able to raise three and some-times four broods in a season. At this rate we should be overrun with Song Sparrows if there werenot so many agencies to hold the species in check. A young Song Sparrow THE MERRILL SONG SPARROW. 141 is the choice morsel of everything that preys,—cats, skunks, weasels, chip-munks. Sharp-shinned Hawks, Crows, Magpies, Black-headed Jays, and gartersnakes. How would this motley company fare were it not for the annualcrop of Song Sparrows? And the wonder of it is that the brave heartholds out and sings its song of trust and love with the ruins of three nestsbehind it and the harvest not yet
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