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weedy pastures feeding largely at this season upon small grasshoppers 

 which are so abundant in the fall. They remain until the sharp frosts 

 of November hurry them southward. In the fall they vary their diet con- 



Bluebird at nest 



Photo by James H. Miller 



siderably on wild fruits of all kinds, but have never been noticed as 

 destructive to the gardener's crops. 



The nest of the Bluebird is composed of grass blades and weed stalks, 



