BIRDS OF NEW YORK STATE 



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Cardinal (Cardinalis cardinalis cardinalis) 



The cardinal is a resident of the southern states and rarely 

 comes as far north as New York State. It is not migratory in 

 habit. The cardinal is a local resident of Staten Island and the 

 counties of the lower Hudson valley west of the river, especially 

 in Rockland county. 8.25 



Call no. 

 Nu Cb Adult Male at Feeding Station. Ithaca. (1914) Allen 



This particular bird spent part of the winter and early spring 

 of 1914 in Ithaca. Note that at the moment it was photographed 

 its tail and crest were down. What is the color of the female? 

 Upon what has this bird been feeding? 



Catbird (Dmnetella carolinensis) 



The catbird is to the North in quality of song and in imitating 

 other birds what the mocking bird is to the South. The dis- 

 agreeable note that it gives when alarmed and which sounds 

 like the cat is not the real song of the bird. It has several 

 beautiful songs. 



This bird is not found in the- depths of the woods, but is 

 common near farm houses and in cities and villages. It is a 

 beneficial species, living on injurious insects in the spring and 

 summer and wild fruit in autumn ; but it is also fond of cherries 

 and cultivated berries. 



Nu Cd Adult on Perch near Nest. (1908) Bailey 



Note that the crown and tail are darker than the rest of the 

 bird. 



Nu Cd2 Nest with Five Eggs 



iVotice the materials of the nest and the location among dense 

 foliage. The catbird seems to prefer to nest in the shrubbery 

 near human habitations. The outer portion of the nest is made 

 of twigs and leaves, the lining of rootlets. The nest is well built, 

 deeply hollowed but has no soft materials. For size of egg 

 compared with that of spotted sandpiper, see Nu Cd3, p. 130. 



Nu Cd4 Incubating; Nest in Thicket of Grapevines and Virginia 

 Creeper. Ithaca. (June 15, 1911) Allen 



