. Golf clubs as bird sanctuaries. Birds; Golf courses. A DECEIVER ON THE GREEN Photos by A. A. Allen The Killdeer is a striking bird either when trotting around on the green or speeding past on erratic wings calling Kill-dee at the top of its voice. It often nests on the bunkers or in the rough where there is little vegetation and when one approaches too closely, trails along on the ground as though hope- lessly crippled (see inset). It is a very useful bird, feeding altogether on A BIRD WITH A PAST Photos by A. A. Allen The Cowbird is a "social parasite" and, like the Euro


. Golf clubs as bird sanctuaries. Birds; Golf courses. A DECEIVER ON THE GREEN Photos by A. A. Allen The Killdeer is a striking bird either when trotting around on the green or speeding past on erratic wings calling Kill-dee at the top of its voice. It often nests on the bunkers or in the rough where there is little vegetation and when one approaches too closely, trails along on the ground as though hope- lessly crippled (see inset). It is a very useful bird, feeding altogether on A BIRD WITH A PAST Photos by A. A. Allen The Cowbird is a "social parasite" and, like the European Cuckoo, lays its eggs in other birds' nests and lets the foster parent raise its young. This young one is being raised by a Chipping Sparrow, another familiar bird on Golf Courses. The male Cowbird is black with a brown head,—the female dark gray. Page 14. 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 National Audubon Society. New York


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