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BIRD -STUDY IN NORTHERN ILLINOIS 



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No. 



Kind of Food. 



Remarks 



June bug 



Grub 

 June bug 



June bug 

 June bug 



June bug 

 June bug 

 June bug 



June bug 



June bug 

 Food 



June bug 



June bug 

 June bug 

 Grub 



Grub 

 June bug 



Grub 

 June bug 

 Grub 

 Grub 

 June bug 



Wren appeared on a branch close by 



and small birds called for mother 



who came bringing food which she 



gave to birds. 

 Fed three birds. 

 Fed two birds; sat on branch five 



minutes before feeding them. 

 Fed three birds. 

 Fed two birds; left immediately with 



refuse from nest. Came back for a 



moment. 

 Fed two birds. 



Fed three birds, leaving immediately. 

 Fed two birds and then flew to nearby 



tree and sat for only a moment. 

 Fed three birds and left with waste 



from the nest. 

 Fed two birds and left at once. 

 Returned with food but flew to nearby 



tree without feeding any young. 

 Returned to tree with food . Fluttered 



a while then fed three. Flew away. 

 Fed two young. Flew away. 

 Fed all young some of it. 

 Fed to all young a portion saving 



some for herself. 

 Fed two young. 

 Returned with food and fed it to two 



of the young. 

 Returned with food and gave it to one. 

 Fed two and left at once quietly. 

 Fed one and left at once. 

 Divided among three. 

 Fed three, inspected the nest and left. 

 ? Dark 



vSUMMARY 



First feeding 7 135 a. m. (This would normally have occurred much earlier. 

 The birds had not become accustomed to the presence of the observers). 

 Last feeding, 7:35 p. m. 



Feeding time, 12 hrs. (Normally about 15 hrs.) 

 Number of trips, 61. 

 Average time between trips, 12 min. 

 Longest time between trips, 35 min. 



