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7. How many different kinds of birds have you seen in one day? When was this 

 and why did you see more on this particular day? 



8. Which birds are the most regular in their return from year to year and why? 



9. Do you keep a record of all the birds you see every year? What kind of a record 

 book do you have? 



10. Do you have a bird-calendar in the school every year? How many birds were 

 seen last year? 



11. What is the largest number of birds you have seen in a year? How many 

 different birds do you know? 



12. Do you know if the male or the female bird comes back first in the spring in the 

 cases of the Robin, the Bluebird, the Red-winged Blackbird, the Baltimore Oriole, and 

 the Scarlet Tanager? 



13. Do all birds sing as soon as they come back in the spring, or do some of them 

 wait until the females arrive? 



14. Are the first Robins you see in the spring the ones that nest in your vicinity, 

 or do they go on farther north and your birds come later? Are all birds alike in this 

 respect? 



15. Do birds return to the same place to nest year after year or are their places taken 

 by others of the same kind? 



FROM YOUNG OBSERVERS 



AN INTERESTING RECORD 



I am sending a set of answers to some of the questions on page 386 of Bird- 

 Lore for November-December, 19 19. 



1. I have a list of twenty-five species recorded since December 20. The 

 majority of them are permanent residents. 



2. I know of what the food of a large portion of them consists. 



LIST OF WINTER BIRDS 



1. Enghsh Sparrow; P. R.; food, oats and other grains found about the 

 barn; roosts under eaves or in sheds. 



2. Harris' Sparrows; W. V.; feeds chiefly on weed seeds; roosts in bushes. 



3. Slate-colored Juncos; W. V.; food, seeds (as near as I can tell); roosts in 

 deep weeds. 



4. Chickadees; W. V.; feeds from the bark of tree on insect pests. 



5. Cardinals; P. R. I cannot be sure of his food but it is partially com- 

 posed of wild winter fruits, such as hackberry and huckleberry. 



6. Red-bellied Woodpecker; P. R.; feeds from walnut tree-boring pests 

 chiefly, but often is seen on sycamore or dead trees. 



7. Hairy Woodpecker; P. R.; this is a rare bird here and I cannot be 

 sure of his food. 



8. Hermit Thrush; W. V.; feeds from the worms in horseweed stalks; 

 roosts near the ground in thickets. 



9. Field Sparrow; P. R. 



