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HOMING WITH THE BIRDS 



At the same time these birds are busy in the open, 



on the floor of the woods the chewink and all mem- 

 bers of the thrush family are scratching energeti- 

 cally and aiding in the preservation of the forest by 



Oriole carrying a worm to its nest 



cleaning boring worms and insects from the roots 

 of the trees. 



Slightly above them, in the bushes, the sparrows 

 and finches consume untold quantities of noxious 

 weed seed, varying their diet with countless bugs 

 and worms, keeping to these almost entirely during 



