. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE AMHRICAX REDSTART. 197 incubation. She is even believed to sing a little on her own account, not because her mate does not sing enough for two, but because she—well, for the same reason that a woman whistles,—and good luck to her! During the mating season great rivalries spring up, and males will chase each other about in most bewildering mazes, like a pair of great fire-flies, and with no better weapons—fighting fire with fire. When the nesting site is chosen t
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. THE AMHRICAX REDSTART. 197 incubation. She is even believed to sing a little on her own account, not because her mate does not sing enough for two, but because she—well, for the same reason that a woman whistles,—and good luck to her! During the mating season great rivalries spring up, and males will chase each other about in most bewildering mazes, like a pair of great fire-flies, and with no better weapons—fighting fire with fire. When the nesting site is chosen the male is verv jealous of intruders, and bustles up in a threatening fashion, which quite overawes most birds of guileless intent. Redstart's song is sometimes little better than an emphatescent squeak. At other times his emotion fades after the utterance of two or three notes. ^^r^^ia». I-'AIRV UoM'.oN. and the last one dies out. A more pretentious effort is represented by Mr. Chapman as "ching, ching, dice; ser-wee, swee, ; Because of the bird's abundance many variations are noted, and, indeed, the Redstart's song is often quite puzzling, especially if it proceeds from a colorless young strip- ling of one summer. One knows exactly where to look for the Redstart's nest, but tor all that it is not easy to see a "knot" in the fork of a young sapling, matched to a nicety with the surrounding bark, and oftenest hidden by a leaf or two—not many, but just enough. The fabric is a model of daintiness and close weav- ing. ' Strips of the inner bark of common milkweed or shredded grape-vine. 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; Jones, Lynds, b. 1865. Columbus, Wheaton Pub. Co.
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