22 THE UNIVERSITY OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK 



Catbird (continued) 



Call no. 

 Nu Cd6 Adult at a Bathing Place. Geneseo. (June 15, 191S) Bailey 



The piece of limb on which the bird stands is hollowed out 

 and supplied with running water from a small pipe. It was 

 constructed to attract birds. 



Chat, Yellow-breasted {Icteria virens virens) 



A bird that is averse to being seen. The chat prefers thickets 

 of shrubs, vines and young saplings, situatipns midway between 

 woodlands and open fields. It is the largest of the warblers and 

 is quite unlike the rest of the family in some of its strange 

 habits. It is the shyest and most difficult to photograph of any 

 bird in the State. 



Nu ChYl Adult Female at Ease on a Post. Ithaca. (June 26, 1916) 



Allen 

 Note the rather heavy warbler bill. 



Nu ChY3 Nest with Four Eggs. Ithaca. (June 20, 1916) Allen 



Nu ChY4 Female Incubating. Ithaca. (June 20, 1918) Allen 



Nu ChYS Adult Female with Food before a Young Bird. Ithaca. 

 (June 26, 1918) Allen 



Note the wrenlike position of the tail. The bird, naturally 

 shy, is here alarmed. 



Chickadee {Penthestes atricapillus atricapillus) 



The chickadee, a permanent resident in New York, is one of 

 the most fearless of birds, particularly in winter, when it is 

 common near houses. In the spring and during the summer it 

 goes to the swamps and woodlands. It is restless, passing con- 

 stantly from twig to twig. It flies with a jerky movement. It 

 is sociable, usually traveling in company with a party of several 

 birds. This bird is also known as black capped titmouse. 5.27 



Nu Ci Adult Feeding on Suet Placed on Side of Tree Trunk. Gene- 

 seo. (March 1906) Bailey 



During the winter time the chickadee will eat suet that is 

 placed for it in convenient spots. It sometimes breeds close to 

 the places where it is fed. Note the adaptation of suet and oily 

 seeds to a winter diet. 



