GOLF CLUBS AS BIRD SANCTUARIES 



SOME GOLF COURSE BIRDS 



BRINGING HOME THE BACON 



/ /lufDi b\ J. A. Allen 



The Vesper Sparrow is a familiar bird on Golf Courses, nesting in the 

 more open spots of the rough from Virginia northward and wintering to the 

 Gulf. It can be distinguished from other species by its streaked breast and white 

 outer tail-feathers. As indicated in the photograph it feeds itself and its young 

 largely on the insects destructive to good turf. Its sweet chant, often given in 

 the evening after other birds have become quiet, suggests the origin of its name. 



DINNER IS NOW BEING SERVED ^'"'"' *'" "^^ "^^ -^""^ 



The Song Sparrow is an abundant bird wherever there is any shrub- 

 bery but it does not venture far from shelter. It resembles the Vesper Sparrow 

 but is browner and does not have white outer tail-feathers. 



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