. Annual report . rest seeds the crow deserves at least a passing the winter season the crow feeds largely upon the more or less dried upfruits of the previous summer, with many seeds of the poison ivy. The indigestibleportion of this food — that is, the seeds or stones — are disgorged after the availablenutrient part has been removed by action of the stomach. The seeds so disgorgedare in no way injured, but are in excellent condition to sprout and grow. Inmany parts of the country, crows have a habit of gathering in one place to roostat night, though during the day they distribu
. Annual report . rest seeds the crow deserves at least a passing the winter season the crow feeds largely upon the more or less dried upfruits of the previous summer, with many seeds of the poison ivy. The indigestibleportion of this food — that is, the seeds or stones — are disgorged after the availablenutrient part has been removed by action of the stomach. The seeds so disgorgedare in no way injured, but are in excellent condition to sprout and grow. Inmany parts of the country, crows have a habit of gathering in one place to roostat night, though during the day they distribute themselves over a large area ofcountry to forage. One of their roosts which was inspected by the writer wasestimated to be occupied by at least 250,000 crows at night, and extended overseveral acres of forest. All through this area every square inch of groundwas covered by the disgorged pellets made up of seeds and gravel which wererejected by the birds during the night. On this ground many bushels of seeds. AMERICAN RED CROSSBILL Upper Figures Males, Lower Figure Female BIRDS AS CONSERVATORS OF THE FOREST. 2/l of wild grapes, sour gum, juniper, dogwood, viburnum and poison ivy could havebeen gathered. As the crow is an inhabitant of the forest or its immediatevicinity, it feeds largely upon the fruits of the forest, and thus distributes theseeds by which it is replenished. The Pine Grosbeak {Pinicola enucleator). The pine grosbeak is an inhabitant of the northern portion of North America,and a winter visitant to the more northerly parts of the United States, sometimescoming as far south as Pennsylvania. It is, however, rather erratic in its move-ments, and is often absent from some localities for a series of years, after whichit may again become abundant. During its winter stay in the United States it iswonderfully tame and confiding, and can usually be approached to within a fewfeet, and sometimes can be taken with the hand. The food of the grosbeak is mostly obtained
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