. Bird lore . American 75s had struck this church before the Germans had evacuatedthe village, one of them carrying away part of the tower, but the Owls stuck totheir post. It is probable, also, that weasels, which are quite common, exactsome toll from the excess of rodents. With the exception of the fly plague, whichpersists for a few weeks in the fall, insects are kept well in check. Part of thecredit for this must go to the birds but some at least is due their more humbleallies, the lizards, toads, and bats with which this land is so richly endowed. Field Sparrows By F. N. •WHITMAN,
. Bird lore . American 75s had struck this church before the Germans had evacuatedthe village, one of them carrying away part of the tower, but the Owls stuck totheir post. It is probable, also, that weasels, which are quite common, exactsome toll from the excess of rodents. With the exception of the fly plague, whichpersists for a few weeks in the fall, insects are kept well in check. Part of thecredit for this must go to the birds but some at least is due their more humbleallies, the lizards, toads, and bats with which this land is so richly endowed. Field Sparrows By F. N. •WHITMAN, Ithaca, N. Photographs by the Author A SLIM Sparrow form, with a caterpillar in its bill, dropping into a bushin a nearby slough, directed me to its nest, which I found located about8 inches above the water, under a tuft of tall grass that bent over was an unusually safe situation. When I drew aside the tall grass, instantlyfour young Field Sparrows jumped forth and started paddling away, but a. THE YOUNG COWBIRD CLAIMS HIS SHARE. COMPARE HIS SIZE WITHTHAT OF THE YOUNG FIELD SPARROW 82 Bird - Lore
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