. Bird lore . the contour of the con-tinent, and the changes in the locationof the food-supply, many variationsdeveloped in the migration route of eachspecies which seem inexplicable today. One pictures these things to himself; one understands a little better the great mysteryof the birds life; and, perhaps, one appreciates somewhat more fully the presence in ourthickets and gardens of these songsters, whose lives are ever one series of hardships anddangers, and yet which, withal, are so expressive of the happiness and joy to be derivedfrom nature. QUESTIONS I. Name five birds that are permane
. Bird lore . the contour of the con-tinent, and the changes in the locationof the food-supply, many variationsdeveloped in the migration route of eachspecies which seem inexplicable today. One pictures these things to himself; one understands a little better the great mysteryof the birds life; and, perhaps, one appreciates somewhat more fully the presence in ourthickets and gardens of these songsters, whose lives are ever one series of hardships anddangers, and yet which, withal, are so expressive of the happiness and joy to be derivedfrom nature. QUESTIONS I. Name five birds that are permanent residents in your ten birds that are summer ten birds that are transient five birds that are winter visitants. What is the earliest date of arrival of the Robin in your locality? The Bluebird?The Phoebe? The Red-winged Blackbird? The Canada Goose? The Bobolink? TheBaltimore Oriole? The Scarlet Tanager? 6. Why do some birds return earlier than others in the spring?. A BANDED HOUSE WRENBy marking birds with aluminum bands it hasbeen proven not only that many come back to thesame place each year, but also that they winter inthe same locality year after year. 124 Bird - Lore 7. How many dififerent kinds of birds have you seen in one day? When was thisand why did you see more on this particular day? 8. Which birds are the most regular in their return from year to year and why? 9. Do you keep a record of all the birds you see every year? What kind of a recordbook do you have? 10. Do you have a bird-calendar in the school every year? How many birds wereseen last year? 11. What is the largest number of birds you have seen in a year? How manydifferent birds do you know? 12. Do you know if the male or the female bird comes back first in the spring in thecases of the Robin, the Bluebird, the Red-winged Blackbird, the Baltimore Oriole, andthe Scarlet Tanager? 13. Do all birds sing as soon as they come back in the spring, or do some of themwait
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