. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. [6 Till-'. COWBIRD. Much was formerly made, especially in New England, of the mysterious disappearance of the Cowbirds during- the months of July and August. At this season they gather in large flocks, but are not much noticed because i if their almost unbroken silence. Late in summer the}" are moulting and keep pretty closely to out-of-the-way woods during this trying time. In northern Ohio I have repeatedly watched companies of from five hundred to two thousa
. The birds of Ohio; a complete scientific and popular description of the 320 species of birds found in the state. Birds -- Ohio. [6 Till-'. COWBIRD. Much was formerly made, especially in New England, of the mysterious disappearance of the Cowbirds during- the months of July and August. At this season they gather in large flocks, but are not much noticed because i if their almost unbroken silence. Late in summer the}" are moulting and keep pretty closely to out-of-the-way woods during this trying time. In northern Ohio I have repeatedly watched companies of from five hundred to two thousand during August, as they passed silently about the tree-tops, or as they settled to their accustomed roosts in a grove. On the other hand I once spent ten days at the same season, along the Muskingum and Ohio Rivers, without seeing a single Cowbird. \"et I have no reason to doubt that there were as many bird- in the latter region as in the former. Specimens shot in August contained, besides small quantities of wheat gleaned from the ground, large numbers of grasshoppers. If one were ever disposed to be lenient toward this repulsive bird, it might well be during the grasshopper THf: BIRDS' MIRROR. Photo by F. 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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