BIRDS OF NEW YORK STATE 39 



Goldfinch (continued) 



Call no. 

 Nu Go6 Adult Female on Limb Feeding Young. (August 22, 1914) 



Allen 



The adult feeds all the young at each visit by regurgitation of 

 seeds partially digested in its crop. 



Nu Go7 Adult Female Standing on Nest with Young, One Bird Yet 

 to Be Fed. Ithaca. (August 1914) Allen 



In what kind of a tree is this nest? The maple is more com- 

 monly selected. 



Goose, Canada (Branta canadensis canadensis) 



The best known of the New York waterfowls. While some of 

 these wild geese remain within the State throughout the winter, 

 their presence is looked for chiefly from October to December 

 when they are migrating southward and again in March and 

 April when they return to their principal home in Canada. 



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Nu GpC Eight Adults at Shore. North Bow pond, Geneseo. (April 

 2, 1915) Bailey 



Geese are among the first birds to arrive from the south. 

 Where they find plenty of food, they remain for a month, as here. 



Nu GpC6 Flock Swimming and Tipping, the Leader on Guard at the 

 Shore. Geneseo. (April 2, 191S) Bailey 



These geese are exceedingly wary. Usually one of them is 

 specially on guard for any sound or appearance that may bring 

 harm. This picture was made from a blind. 



These birds are feeding by straining out the grain from the 

 mud on the bottom of the pond by means of their modified bill. 



Nu GpC7 Flock in Flight in Typical V Formation. Geneseo. 

 (April 1914) Bailey 



Wild geese usually migrate at a considerable height, the flock 

 following a leader. The formation shown here is the common 

 one. In which direction are these geese going? 



Nu GpC8 Flock in Flight, Scattered Formation. Geneseo. (April 

 1915) Bailey 



Describe character of wing movement. This flock has just 

 been frightened from its feeding ground and has not yet had 

 time to get into the V formation. 



