. 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 Snowy Plover The first nesting occurs in late April or early May, and the second in middle or late June. The second nesting is often undertaken in company with Least Terns (Sternula antillarum browni), if such are to be found. This association is often very close, insomuch that Mr. O. P. Silliman, observing the birds at Monterey Bay, believes that it is individual. A tern's nest means a plover's nest within a dozen feet or less, with an inter-
. 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 Snowy Plover The first nesting occurs in late April or early May, and the second in middle or late June. The second nesting is often undertaken in company with Least Terns (Sternula antillarum browni), if such are to be found. This association is often very close, insomuch that Mr. O. P. Silliman, observing the birds at Monterey Bay, believes that it is individual. A tern's nest means a plover's nest within a dozen feet or less, with an inter- val of fifty feet or so separating this consociation from the next paired pairs. In the Carpinteria nesting of 1915, I found two eggs of the tern which had been deposited in a nest already containing three of the plover. But this was undoubtedly a hostile move on the tern's part, rather than a consummated friendship. Hatching day is a day of manifold anxieties in ploverdom. The old. Taken near Santa Barbara THE CHOICE OF A LANDSCAPE ARTIST Photo by the Author nest, which may have attracted unwelcome attention by now, is forsaken as soon as possible. One by one the babies are spirited away in different directions, and when they are left under some sort of cover they are 1322. 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. (Donald Ryder), 1887-1932; Pierce, Wright M; Finley, William L. (William Lovell), 1876-1953; Brooks, Allan, 1869-1946. San Diego ; Los Angeles ; San Francisco : South Moulton Company
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