This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...brown, thus differing radically from the other blackbird's eggs. They approach nearer the
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1895 Excerpt: ...brown, thus differing radically from the other blackbird's eggs. They approach nearer the color of the Cowbird's eggs. Their songis not unplesant, and ma)-be heard almost any day during the nesting season, but I cannot describe it. From my note book I see that I have taken eggs on the following dates: June 1, 1889. May 21, 1890. June 19, 1890. May 31, and June 7, 1891. From my data book I copy the following; June 12, '91 4 eggs, fresh. Nest composed of different kinds of grass. Situated in a bunch of round, green rushes, in a pond. This species is benefical to the farmer as they destroy many nox ious insects which they obtain by following in the furrow behind the plow. Farmers in this locality especially the old settlers are prejudiced against all the blackbirds because in early days these birds often took the corn when it was just coming up. But of late years when food has been plenty they have not disturbed the corn to any extent."( Jno. V. Crone.) 498. Agelaius phoeniceus. (Linn.) RED-WINGED BLACKBIRD. "Arrived at Iowa City March 10, 1894. Common nesting in marshy places. Nests in colonies. Near Burlington they nest in shrubs, 8 or 10 feet above the ground, but near Iowa City, all the nests I found were near the ground, 1 to 3 feet above."(Paul Bartsch.) "Plentiful in Fayette Co. I have generally found the nest attached to three or four stalks of cat-tail, about 2 feet from the ground; almost invariably over water."(P. C. Woods.) "Summer resident, they are here from March to November. Nests in sloughs, where their ringing-Kong-quer-ree' may be heard at all times of the day, during the nesting season. Two or three broods are raised in a season." (R. M. Anderson.) "Quite common, they nest in small bushes or in the bi.
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- لغة الكتاب: الانجليزية
- الكاتب: Iowa Ornithological Association
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- رقم ال ISBN: 9781130197419
- عدد الصفحات: 36
- لأبعاد (الارتفاع*العرض*العمق): 9.69 x 7.44 x 0.07 inches