. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Belding Marsh Sparrow and, most of all, the twinkling eye, which tells not of taxonomic secrets— most trifling of all—but of a merry life, rich in experience and high adventure, and not unacquainted with passion. Belding Sparrows colonize, rather closely, at nesting time—a certain five-acre stretch at Sandyland harbors about twenty pairs in April— and at all seasons the birds know where their fellows are. At the close of the nesting season the
. The birds of California : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 580 species and subspecies of birds found in the state. Birds; Birds. The Belding Marsh Sparrow and, most of all, the twinkling eye, which tells not of taxonomic secrets— most trifling of all—but of a merry life, rich in experience and high adventure, and not unacquainted with passion. Belding Sparrows colonize, rather closely, at nesting time—a certain five-acre stretch at Sandyland harbors about twenty pairs in April— and at all seasons the birds know where their fellows are. At the close of the nesting season the Sparrows deploy more widely through the more elevated weedy stretches which surround the marshes proper, or take up their station in the sand dunes, where they may Welcome the return of Pipit, most indefatigable of beach-combers, or of Audubon Warbler, gayest of beach-haunt- ing tourists. At such times, also, they invade the beaches proper, nim- bly pursuing the kelp- flies, or snatching salty comfits from the wet sand. The approach of a stranger, however, re- calls the impropriety of such a course. There may be a little hiding and sulking behind driftwood or stranded kelp-roots, but a mo- ment's reflection sends them bolting for cover in the beloved weeds. Not all ears may hear the humble "chip" with which the birds keep in touch, and the song, here possibly first de- scribed, is so insect-like, that one despairs of persuading his friends to attend its trivial course. For an ear keyed high the bird says, tsit tsit tsu weezz tsit tsit, and though a mouse could put it to shame as a vocalist, the. Taken in San Diego County Photo by Donald R. Dickey 258 NEST AND EGGS OF BELDING MARSH SPARROW. 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 Dawson, William Leon, 1873-1928; Dickey, Donald R. (Do
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