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Grebe, Pied-billed (continued) 



Call no. 



Nu GsP3 Nest with Both Young Birds and Unhatched Eggs. Mich- 

 igan hollow, near Ithaca. (June 18, 1914) Allen 



Notice the stripes on the young birds. 



Nu GsP4 Adult Removing Eggshell from the Nest. Michigan hol- 

 low, near Ithaca. (June 18, 1913) Allen 



Note that the feathers on head and neck are wet and look 

 like a crest. 



Nu GsPS Adult with Young Swimming. Michigan hollow, near 

 Ithaca. (June 10, 1913) Allen 



How many young birds can be seen? The grebe is an easy 

 swimmer. Find out how it dives. 



Nu GsP6 Young Bird Swimming. Michigan hollow, near Ithaca. 

 (June 18, 1913) Allen 



Note that the young grebe is striped, differing greatly in 

 appearance from the old bird. It is covered with down like 

 young ducks, but has the characteristic lobed toes of the grebe 

 family, colymbidae, with legs at the posterior end of the body. 



Nu GsPS Immature Bird in Water Picking Its Foot. The marsh at 

 Branchport. (September 8, 1912) Burtch 



When these birds are undisturbed, they spend much time 

 cleaning plants from their toes and shaking out their wings. 

 The stripes on the sides of the head and the absence of black on 

 the throat and bill indicate its immaturity. 



Grosbeak, Evening {Hesperiphona vespertina vespertina) 



The evening grosbeak is a somewhat irregular winter visitant. 

 It nests in western Canada and migrates south and east, coming 

 to New York irregularly and infrequently, usually during severe 

 winters. Its food is mainly buds and fruit of box-elder, choke 

 cherry and mountain ash. In 1914 a flock of a score or more 

 came to Ithaca and were led to feed upon sunflower seeds. The 

 following pictures were secured at that time. The birds were 

 induced by abundant food to remain until the middle of May. 



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