IC>6 FEEDING HABITS OF THE CHIPPING SPARROW 
9:51 — One bird brought a large, green caterpillar, coming through 
the east side of the tree. 
10:13 — One bird came to north side of tree with very small object; 
carried away excrement. 
10:16 — Bird entered tree by north side with small object which was 
fed to one of the nestlings. The parent remained for some 
time looking over the young birds. 
10 : 17 — Old bird came through east side with what appeared to be a 
white grub in its mouth ; fed to young and flew away. 
10:19 — Old bird entered by north side with some small object; 
waited some moments after feeding the nestling, then set- 
tied on the nest and warmed the young. 
10 -.24 — One of the parents came through the east side of the tree 
with a large, green worm ; one of the nestlings ate it and 
immediately opened its mouth for more. 
10 :25 — Other parent entered from north side of tree with small object. 
10:28 — Bird entered from north side again with small, black insect. 
10 130 — Bird entered from north side with very small object. 
10 :34 — Bird entered from north side with very small object. 
10:38 — Both birds came at the same time; as usual, the one that 
entered by the north side brought a small object, and the 
other a large, parti-colored caterpillar. The second bird 
carried away excrement. 
10 :4i — Bird entered from north side with a small object. 
10 :43 — Bird entered from north side with a small object. 
10:44 — Bird came through the east side with a large caterpillar, be- 
lieved to be the larva of Amphipyra pyramidoides . 
10:47 — Bird came through north side carrying at least two small 
objects, one of which was given to one nestling and the 
other to another. 
10 :54 — Bird entered from north side. 
10 : 59 — Bird entered from north side. 
1 1 :io — Bird entered from north side. 
11 : 1 4 — Bird entered from north side, carrying a larva supposed to be 
a Drepanulid. 
1 1 :20 — Bird entered from east side with a large caterpillar. 
II :23 — One bird came from north side with food. 
11 :24 — Bird came from east side with large caterpillar. (It is no- 
ticed that the nestling that is fed opens its mouth the 
widest immediately afterwards.) 
1 1 130 — Bird entered from north side with a small object, and carried 
away excrement. 
11 :39 — Large caterpillar brought through the east side. 
1 1 140 — Small object brought through north side. 
11 :46 — Black caterpillar brought through north side. 
11 :54 — Bird entered from east side with brown caterpillar; carried 
away excrement. 
12 :oi — Bird entered from east side with brown caterpillar. 
12 :o2 — Bird returned and fed young. 
12 :o6 — Bird returned and fed young. 
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12 : 1 o — Bird returned and fed young. 
12:1 8 — Bird returned from north side with a green caterpillar, appar- 
ently a cabbage worm. 
12 :24 — Bird entered from north side with a good-sized insect. 
12 :28 — Bird entered from north side with a green caterpillar. 
12 :36 — Parent came from east side with a caterpillar. 
12 13 7— Young fed by bird entering north side of tree. 
12 138 — Young fed by bird entering north side of tree. 
12 141 — Young fed by bird entering north side of tree. 
12 :44 — Young fed by bird entering north side of tree. 
12 :4s — Bird came through east side of tree with small object. 
12 :5i— -Bird came through north side; carried away excrement. 
12 156 — Bird came through east side with a blackish caterpillar. 
1 :oi — Parent came through north side. 
1 :°5 — Both parents returned at once ; one came through north side 
of tree with small object, and the other by east side with a 
green, downy caterpillar. 
I :°6 — One bird brought a brown caterpillar, entering the tree from 
the north side. 
1 :° 7 — Bird brought greenish, black caterpillar through east side of 
tree. 
I : 1 1 — Bird entered north side of tree carrying small object. 
1 :I3 — Bird entered north side of tree carrying small object. 
1 :I4 — Bird entered east side of tree carrying large caterpillar. 
1 :i6 — Bird entered north side of tree. 
1 :24 — Bird entered north side. 
1 :25 — Bird entered east side. 
1 126 — Bird entered north side. 
1 :27 — Bird entered north side. 
1 :28 — Bird entered north side. 
1 130 — Bird entered north side. 
1 : 36 — Bird entered north side; carried away excrement. 
1 136. 5 — Bird entered north side. 
1 ' 37 — One bird brought a large caterpillar, coming through east 
- side of tree. 
1 140 — Bird entered north side. 
1 :5i — Bird entered east side. 
1 :J 6 — Bird entered east side. 
2 :o7 — Bird entered east side ; carried away excrement. 
2 : 1 8 — Bird entered east side. 
2 :28 — One parent brought a very large caterpillar, coming in at the 
east side of tree. 
2 :29 — Bird entered north side of tree with small objects, which were 
fed to two nestlings. 
2 133 — Bird entered by north side. 
2 139 — Both parents came at once, each bringing a good-sized cater- 
pillar. 
2 :4i— One bird came through north side with a small caterpillar. 
2 145 — Bird came through north side. 
2 .-54 — Bird came through east side. 
