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worst enemy.” (R. H. Cushman, Bernardston, Franklin 
County. ) 
66 1 have seen crows attack the nests of our common birds 
many times, and carry off the young birds to be used for 
feeding their own young during the nesting season. . . . 
Both crows and red squirrels are fond of birds’ eggs, and I 
have found the empty shells of eggs of birds near their nests 
many times.” (Henry FT. Smith, South Sudbury, Middle- 
sex County.) 
“ I have many times seen crows in the act of robbing 
birds’ nests.” (Fred H. Kennard, Brookline, Norfolk 
County. ) 
“ I, and an absolutely trustworthy friend, have on several 
occasions seen crows carrying young birds away, though we 
have been unable to identify the victims. Last June a robin’s 
nest near my house was despoiled by crows, and three young 
birds were taken; the fourth fell to the ground.” (Emily 
B. Adams, Springfield, Hampden County.) 
“ This bird does more damage to the farmer than almost 
all other birds. He deliberately kills our young song birds, 
our insect-eating birds. He has been seen to go through 
our grove of maple trees, each side of the highway, destroy- 
ing the nests and young birds. Our village is well provided 
with shade trees, and nearly every tree is occupied by one 
or more birds’ nests, mostly robins, with many smaller birds ; 
and in the woods outside we always have plenty of crows. 
In the nesting season, early in the morning, from half-past 
3 to 5, you will find plenty of crows hunting the trees for 
nests, and it is always a still hunt. I make it a point to 
look after them at this season, and have shot quite a number 
of them with both eggs and young birds in their possession. 
One morning I shot one from my door with a young robin, 
two-thirds grown, in his bill. There are two or three others 
here that I have interested in protecting the birds, so that 
we manage to have some of them, and make it rather hot 
for the crows.” (W. J. Cross, Becket, Berkshire County.) 
“ The crows gather in quantities about the maple trees 
lining the highway, and fight our robins, often destroying 
the old bird, and then destroying the eggs or young; also 
