33 2 A Plea for the Birds 



swallows will be attracted by an opening in the 

 gable end of the barn. 



Flycatchers, kingbirds, purple martins, chim- 

 ney swifts, nighthawks, whippoorwills, Canadian 

 warblers, and ruby- throated hummingbirds are 

 among the birds that catch their food as thty fly 

 through the air. 



The whippoorwill builds no nest but lays its eggs 

 among dead leaves which have fallen in holes and 

 in other places where the brush will hide them. 



Among the birds which frequent fruit trees are 

 the robin, the bluebird, the mocking bird, the 

 house wren, various warblers, the Baltimore oriole, 

 the chickadee, the brown thrasher, and tree- 

 sparrows. 



The bobolink, meadow lark, nighthawk, sparrow, 

 goldfinch t and the red-winged blackbird sing as they 

 fly. 



Crows destroy other birds and are practically of 

 no help to anyone, except that they will follow the 

 plow and eat worms, bugs, and other insects. 

 However, the number of pretty and useful birds 

 they destroy would kill many more insects than 



