. . COROLINA CHICKADEE. (Parus carolinensis )Life-size. « CREEPERS 443 Originally the chickadees subsisted almost entirely uponminute forms of animal life, but in recent years they havebecome quite omnivorous and take readily to the finer grainsand berries. The birds are of great importance to the horti-culturist, as they take from the cracks of the bark countlessnumbers of insects and their larvae and eggs. While theymay not reach the orchard and shade trees until after thebreeding season, they are diligent and get in their workwhen
. . COROLINA CHICKADEE. (Parus carolinensis )Life-size. « CREEPERS 443 Originally the chickadees subsisted almost entirely uponminute forms of animal life, but in recent years they havebecome quite omnivorous and take readily to the finer grainsand berries. The birds are of great importance to the horti-culturist, as they take from the cracks of the bark countlessnumbers of insects and their larvae and eggs. While theymay not reach the orchard and shade trees until after thebreeding season, they are diligent and get in their workwhen they do arrive. Like the kinglets, chickadees are trueacrobats and move from limb to hmb head down with almostas much ease as the true creepers, which are the nuthatches. The timber along river bottoms or old stumps on theedges of clearings are favorite nesting sites. Sometimes thenest is constructed in a natural cavity, but usually an aban-doned woodpeckers hole is warmly lined with hair andfeathers. In this six to ten white eggs, heavily speckledwith rich
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