BIRDS OF NEW YORK STATl'; 17 



Bluebird (continued) 



Call no. 

 Nu Bm5 Four Young Birds Perched on Small Limb. Arcade. 

 (1908) Bcebc 



Two broods tire reared in a season. 



Nu Bm56 Adult Female on Stump before Young Bird with Mouth 

 Open for Food. Arcade. (1908) Beebe 



A young bird seems always to be ready to eat, but in this case 

 the mother has no food for him. 



Nu Bm62 Adult Leaving Nest in Tree, Head and Neek Showing. 

 Onondaga Valley. (1902) Bailey 



This nest was built in a cavity in an apple tree where a limb 

 had been cut off and become decayed. 



Nu Bm7 Adult Female on Mullein Stalk. Arcade. (1905) Bcebc 



At what season of the year is this? 



Nu Bm8 Adult Flying Allen 



Note the position of wing and tail, the slightly spread pri- 

 maries and the spurious wing. 



For map showing winter and summer range of this bird, see 

 Nu ZM2, p. 166. 



Bobolink {Dolichonyx orysivorus) 



KnoAvn also as reedbird and ricebird. This bird probably 

 breeds in every county of New York State. It is less common in 

 the Adirondacks and the Catskills and on Long Island. It is 

 sociable and a great singer. By July 20th it has lost its black 

 and white coat and has ceased to sing. After this the male and 

 female are scarcely distinguishable by color. In the southern 

 States the bobolink, there known as the ricebird, does consider- 

 able damage to the rice fields, but in New York is one of the 

 most beneficial birds. ^ 7.25-8; $ 6.5-7 



Nu Bo Adult Male Perched on a Stem with Food in Mouth. Canoga, 

 near Cayuga lake. (June 24, 1914) Allen 



The characteristic pose of the bird at the nesting season. The 

 food in this case consists of a grasshopper and two army worms, 

 two of the most destructive field pests in New York. 



