NESTIXG SONG BIRDS 



22: 



Time of Parent Fool Kxcreta 



feeding feeding brought removed 



2 :00 9 moth 



Here it was noted that the 

 female had been absent for 

 some time. She returned 

 with feathers wet, and lo- 

 cated herself in the swaying 

 top of a neighboring wild 

 parsnip and began to preen 

 and dry herself. Evidently 

 been indulging in 



green canker worm 

 green canker worm 

 dragon fly 

 green canker worm 



moth 

 green canker worm 

 green canker worm 



green canker worm 

 brownish moth 



green canker worm 

 green canker wonn 

 brown moth 



3:27 



green canker worm 

 green canker worm 



green canker worm 

 brown caterpillars 



The long series of feedings 

 by the female is accounted 

 for by the fact that the male 

 was concerned with the two 

 nestlings confined in the box. 

 Attracted by their cries, he 

 alighted in the nearby haw- 

 thorns and by chirpings and 

 nervous movements displayed 

 his evident alarm for their 

 safety. T4ie nestlings were 

 returned to the nest at 3:20. 

 c' 2 brown canker worms 



Time of 

 feeding 



4:44 

 4:46 

 4:48 

 4:49 



4:50 

 4:53 

 5:00 

 5:06 



5:13 

 5:21 



5:24 

 5:30 

 5:35 

 5:36 

 5:39 



5:43 

 5:43 

 5:47 



5:50 

 5:51 



5:.i4 

 5:55 



Parent Fo>i Excreta 



feeding brought removed 



d* 3 green canker worms 



cr&9 ? 



9 green canker worm x 



i brown moth 



green canker worm 

 (f & 9 4 green canker worms 

 d ? 



?3 green canker worms x 

 1 green canker worm x 

 cf ? 



9 3 green canker worms x 

 -^ 3 brown canker worms 

 9 2 green canker worms 

 9 4 white larvae x 



d" 3 brown canker worms 

 d" green canker worm 



9 4 white larvae x 



9 dragon fly x 



She tore it apart and fed to 

 several of the nestlings, then 

 ate the rest herself. 



(^ 2 white larvae x 



1 brown worm 



1 light colored 



2 brown canker worms 

 1 large dark colored 



Iar\-a 



1 brown canker worm 



2 while larvae 



) 1 large black larva 

 ( 1 small black insect 

 2 white larvae 



6:02 

 6:06 

 6:09 



6:15 

 6:18 

 6:19 

 6:22 

 6:26 

 6:27 

 6:30 



6:36 

 6:38 

 6:41 

 6:50 



6:59 

 7:04 

 7:09 

 7:13 

 7:16 

 7:23 

 7:35 



Returned with 2 green can- 

 ker worms. .\te them her- 

 self and sat in weed clean- 

 ing herself until return of 

 male. 



9 2 green canker worms 

 9 2 green canker worms 

 9 2 brown canker worms 

 cT 1 green canker worm 

 r' 1 green canker worm 

 9 green canker worm 



4:40 9 & !^ 5 canker worms 



? 



9 



9 



d" 



d" 

 d" 

 ^ 



9 

 9 

 9 



rf 

 ? 



d" 



9 ? 



Twilight setting in. Parent 

 birds feeding infrequently- 

 after feeding remaining near 

 the nest. 



Young birds carefully re- 

 moved from the nets' and 

 weighed. ■ Weight, 100.7 

 grams. 



Xestlings returned to nest 

 and obserA'atiDns discontinu- 

 ed. 



2 gxeen canker worms 

 1 brown canker worm 



brown canker worm 



brown canker worm 



brown canker worm 



white moth 



small insect 



small insect 



green canker worm 



brown moth 



small insect 



green canker worm 



green canker worm 

 larva 



A summary of the record may be made as follow; 

 Male fed vounsr. 126 times. 



