. Golf clubs as bird sanctuaries. Birds; Golf courses. Photos by A. A. Allen COLD STORAGE EGGS IN THE ROUGH The Horned Lark is one of the first birds to nest in spring, the incubat- ing bird often being covered by the late snows. Like the European Skylark it performs a thrilling plunge from high in the air as part of its courtship. It is a valuable aid to the Greens Committee, because of its fondness for the seeds of such turf pests as crab-grass, chickweed, and dandelion. It likewise eats white grubs, wire-worms, dung-beetles, clover-leaf and clover-root weevils, grasshop- pers, leaf-hoppers,
. Golf clubs as bird sanctuaries. Birds; Golf courses. Photos by A. A. Allen COLD STORAGE EGGS IN THE ROUGH The Horned Lark is one of the first birds to nest in spring, the incubat- ing bird often being covered by the late snows. Like the European Skylark it performs a thrilling plunge from high in the air as part of its courtship. It is a valuable aid to the Greens Committee, because of its fondness for the seeds of such turf pests as crab-grass, chickweed, and dandelion. It likewise eats white grubs, wire-worms, dung-beetles, clover-leaf and clover-root weevils, grasshop- pers, leaf-hoppers, chinchbugs, ants, and Photos by A. A. Allen SHE KEEPS HER EGGS IN AN OVEN The Meadowlark is a larger and more familiar bird than the Horned Lark. The black crescent on a yellow breast and conspicuous white outer tail- feathers make its identification easy. It has a pleasing song and builds a domed nest in the rough, shaped like an old-fashioned Dutch oven. Its food is similar to that of the Horned Lark but with a larger percentage of insect-pests. It is, therefore, very desirable on a Golf Course. Page 11. 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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