308 BIRD FRIENDS 



Spring 



1. Special study of birds of the marsh, such as the red-winged 

 blackbird and marsh wren; and of birds of meadows and 

 fields, such as the bob-white, homed lark, meadowlark, 

 vesper sparrow, field sparrow, cowbird, bobolink. 



2. Building open nesting-boxes for the robin and the phoebe. 



3. Migration — times, groups of birds (permanent, summer, 

 and winter residents, and transient visitants); routes, 

 distances, calendar of spring migration. 



4. Bird-protection; special emphasis on the work of the 

 Audubon societies. Formation of an Audubon Bird Club. 



5. Grouping of birds according to color and size. (See pages 312 



and 313.) 

 Problems. 



Why is the red-winged blackbird an interesting bird to 



study? 

 ^y Of what use are the birds of the meadows and fields to us? 

 >^ Which is the most valuable of these birds.'' 



What kind of a nesting-box can we make so as to get 



a pair of robins or phoebes to nest in it? (See page 313.) 

 How are birds grouped according to the time of the year 



they stay with us? 

 Let us try to follow on a map the travels of a bobolink 



for a year. 

 What is the Audubon Society doing to protect birds? 



(See page 314.) 

 What can we do in our Audubon Club to help the birds? 



Seventh Grade 

 Spring 



/I. Birds of the garden and orchard, such as the chickadee, 

 cuckoo, kingbird, nuthatch, phcebe, woodpecker, gros- 

 beak, bluebird. 



2. Attracting bird friends to the yard and garden by planting 

 shrubs and providing fountains. 



3. Bird songs; use for identification, differences, methods of 

 recording, time given. 



4. Plumage and moulting; differences in color due to age, 

 sex, and season. 



