THE WAY TO STUDY BIRDS 



The Wren never strays far from its home, which 

 vastly simplifies the search. 



4. Phoebe : Situated on the beams or stones 

 of some dwelling or underneath a bridge. Of 

 grass, hair and moss, bulky and mud-lined. 

 The bird is generally found near the nest. Eggs : 

 white, rarely with a few brownish spots. 



5. Barn Swallow: On the rafters of farm 

 buildings and made of mud and grass with a 

 grass lining. Eggs: white, with small brownish 

 spots. 



6. Chipping Sparrow: Nests in low bushes 

 and the nest is formed of grass or rootlets and 

 is heavily lined with horse-hair. Eggs: blue 

 with reddish-brown spots. The unique hair 

 lining of this nest is a good identification mark. 



7. Song Sparrow: Rather coarsely con- 

 structed of grass, rootlets, etc., with a somewhat 

 finer lining. Placed either on the ground or in 

 low bushes. Eggs: whitish with heavy brownish 

 markings. 



8. Baltimore Oriole: Pendant-shaped and 

 hung by a few strands to the limb of a shade 

 tree or sapling; consists of grass, bark, hair and 

 string, concisely interwoven and hung at a 

 height of from twenty to thirty feet. Eggs: 

 white with blackish scrawls, spots and blotches. 



9. Bluebird: Placed in a hollow tree or 

 bird house and made of grasses. Eggs: white, 

 usually with a decidedly blue shading. 



10. Crow: A loose mass of dead twigs, 

 moss and bark, laid together high up in the 

 crotch of some tree, usually in the woods. Eggs: 



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