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be obtained. In the sparse pine woods of southern Florida 

 I have found the Sparrow Hawk one of the commonest 

 winter birds. One of its favorite methods of obtaining 

 food there is to perch in trees on the outskirts of the forest 

 fires that frequently occur, and catch the grasshoppers, 

 lizards, and other animals driven from cover by the flames. 



OBSERVATIONS FOR PUPILS 

 BIRDS IN GARDENS AND FIELDS 



1. Write a short account of birds that you have found in the yard 

 and garden about your house. Tell what kinds you have seen and 

 what you have observed them eating. 



2. If the English Sparrow is found near your home, write a special 

 essay about it. Tell whether it drives away other birds, what it feeds 

 upon, where the nest is made, and how many broods there are each 

 season. 



B 



1. Write a short essay with this title : My Favorite Bird. 



2. Illustrate your booklet with such drawings as you can make, 

 and if you have bird pictures in magazines or papers that can be cut 

 out, paste them in also. 



3. Look up the discussions of the field and garden birds you are 

 most interested in as found in these references : 



The English Sparrow, Farmers' Bulletin 383. The Meadow Lark and Balti- 

 more Oriole, Yearbook Reprint 37, Part 2. The Food of Nestling Birds, Year- 

 book Reprint 194. Birds in their Relations to Man, pages 156-173. 



