. Nature study and life. Nature study. CHAPTER XIX THE BIRD CENSUS AND FOOD CHART Scarcely any one line of nature study possesses so many interesting features as that connected with keeping track of the number of birds in a neighborhood, with a view to increasing the more desir- able species. The best method of making a bird census is to count the nests in a certain dis- trict as soon as the leaves fall Fig. 121. Cedar Bird AND Nest in autumn.^ People generally would find it interesting to do this for their city lots or dooryards; and if they would send the results from year to year to their l
. Nature study and life. Nature study. CHAPTER XIX THE BIRD CENSUS AND FOOD CHART Scarcely any one line of nature study possesses so many interesting features as that connected with keeping track of the number of birds in a neighborhood, with a view to increasing the more desir- able species. The best method of making a bird census is to count the nests in a certain dis- trict as soon as the leaves fall Fig. 121. Cedar Bird AND Nest in autumn.^ People generally would find it interesting to do this for their city lots or dooryards; and if they would send the results from year to year to their local bird club, to some bird magazine, or to the writer, valuable data might be gathered as to the hoped-for increase of our native birds in different parts of the country. It is helpful for schools, besides being good geography work, to make a chart or map of the district, with each house, tree, hedge, vine, bush, and thicket in its proper place. The separate counting of each kind of tree gives the children a good reason for learning the different species, and, if any bird shows preferences for particular trees, this fact will be brought out. Essays and language lessons may be devoted to 1 I take pleasure in acknowledging for this valuable suggestion my indebtedness to Frank M. Chapman. 319. 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 Hodge, Clifton Fremont, 1859-. Boston and London, Ginn & Co.
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