LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS 



FACING PAGE 



Egret brooding on a Florida island owned and 



guarded by the Audubon Society . . . 176 



The Downy Woodpecker is fond of suet . . 192 



Members of a Junior Audubon class at Fergus 



Falls, Minnesota. . . .... 208 



A California Hospital for injured birds . . . 224 



Preparing for the coming of the birds . . . 240 



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The fox that followed the footsteps .... 7 



Heads and feet of various birds 11 



Sample page of reporting-blank 13 



The umbrella blind 18 



Nest of the ruby-throated hummingbird . . 30 



Bald Eagle's eyrie 32 



Grebe or "water witch" 37 



Canada Geese decoys 52 



A greedy young Cowbird 58 



Migration routes of some North American birds 7 1 



Lighthouses cause the death of many birds . 76 



Tired migrating birds often alight on ships 79 



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