. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. â â f' : 1C8 Fii!OM BLOMIDON TO dish they crowded around it, and all three drank at once. They consumed more than a tablespoon- ful of the diluted syrup between 7 and 11 A. M. Ordinarily they disposed of eight teaspoonfuls each during the twenty-four hours. Part of this evaporated, and part was probably secured by black ants which visited the cage by night. On August 25, I did not give the young woodpeck- ers any syrup until late in the day. Then I of- fered syrup and insects at the same time. They
. From Blomidon to Smoky, and other papers [microform]. Birds; Birds; Oiseaux; Oiseaux. â â f' : 1C8 Fii!OM BLOMIDON TO dish they crowded around it, and all three drank at once. They consumed more than a tablespoon- ful of the diluted syrup between 7 and 11 A. M. Ordinarily they disposed of eight teaspoonfuls each during the twenty-four hours. Part of this evaporated, and part was probably secured by black ants which visited the cage by night. On August 25, I did not give the young woodpeck- ers any syrup until late in the day. Then I of- fered syrup and insects at the same time. They ignored the insects and drank long and often of the liquid. Later they ate the insects. I kept a dish of water i: their cage all the time, but they were seldom seen to drink from it. On September 4, I placed the woodpeckers' cage in a finished room in the barn and opened their door to see what they would do with lim- ited liberty. Number Three sho-ved the effects of former freedom by coming first to the door- way and perching in it. After a moment, One flew out past her and bumped against the win- dow pane. Ten minutes elapsed before Two came out. Then they flew back and forth from window to looking-glass, curtains to woodwork. I handled them freely, and they seemed to have no feeling of fear. They clung to my fingers, and perched upon my shoulders. All the inte- rior finish interested them, and they hammerijd wood and glass, paint and plaster with \ehe. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Bolles, Frank, 1856-1894. Boston; New York : Houghton Mifflin
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