TABLE SHOWING BREEDING HABITS OF OUR COMMON BIRDS. 
Bluebird. .... 
INOW Ho. B64 
Wilson’s Thrush 
Wood Thrush. . 
Brown Thrasher 
Chickadee .... 
Vireos 
Cedarbird .... 
Barn 
Swallows j ine 
Purple Martin . 
Tanager 
Kingbird. . 
JNO bas oy coho 
Cuckoo, B. B.. . 
Chipp’g Sparrow]... 
Song Sparrow. . 
No. of 
broods 
2-3 
2-3 
1-? 
2-? 
1-2 
Nest Eggs 
Begins to nest. ae Ea Sen on Be 
Location. een Material Sun Color, ete. 
Hollow in tree | 4 
Earty May .| orbox ..... A=108| Crass; ire ei 4-6 Pale blue 
Miciyin sas aes Crotch of tree 5-15 |Rootlets, grass, mud..| 3_5 Greenish blue 
A Strips of bark, root-} a 
Late May. . Cuerounes ox 18s. leaves . . 3-5 |Greenish Blue 
: MEE: sh ies| Rootlets, mud, fine} | _ 
Late May. .|Insapling....! 8 TASS Ree tooo ..| 3-5 |Greenish blue 
Low Thick~ | Greyish white, finely 
bushes or on S ‘ speckled with 
May early. .| ground.... .| 0-5 |Twigs, rootlets. . . . ‘| 3-6 cinnamon 
Thicket or : Twigs, leaves, grass, 5 
May early. .; densetree...| 3-80 | rootlets ...’. .| 3-5 |Dark greenish blue 
Hollow trees, P Moss, grass, feathers, | | White, spotted and 
May early. .| birch stubs’. .| 4-20 | plantdown ... . 6-8 speckled with br’n. 
Pensile in fork |__ Bark fibers, paper,| ‘| ; White, black spots on 
May early. .| of branch... ./15-70 | plantdown .. 3-4 larger end 
Fruit and o or |LWigs, bark, grasses, | ~ |Pale bluish green, 
June-Oct.. shade trees. .| 3-25 |leaves, moss, rootlets) 3-5 spotted with dark 
On rafters, ete , Mud, twigs, grass, White, spotted with 
- - | ledges, eaves. feathers. P| 4EO brownish 
Holes in trees, Mud, aes grass rm 
Oe aids pes { bird houses. feathers . ...| 4-1 |white 
Bird houses | re 
oro! ci giald-o clear o1 trees. Straws, twigs .....| -9 |White 
Twigs, weed stems, lite Pale bluish or green- 
Wate Maiyacws\ireest) susite. | 3-20 | tendrils 134 ish white, brownish 
pee | - markings 
cholo B d-0 0 Bushes or trees.| 5-20 |Fine twigs, rootlets, .| ») |Pale blue with brown 
| | markings 
e Pendent from _, |string, hair, plant : 4-6 White, with dark 
Mid-May branches. S=D0n Sifibrest2e soe scrawls and blotches 
On ground, in 47 Greyish white, with 
Abbas ths Sg ul = Baerisey es, 1S Sele a eh as brownish spots and 
S,; grass, moss, 3-5 blotches 
May early. ./Trees..... , .| 4-40 | plant down, rootlets} 9-2 |White, spotted with 
umber 
Onbeamsor | , 4-6 
May early. .| ledges .. 6-20 |Moss, mud, hairs a White, rarely spotted 
Low trees or | with brown 
f vine-covered 3.5 
Mid-May bushes. ... —10 |Sticks, grass... .. —) |Pale bluish green 
4 Bushes and ae Twigs, grasses, root- 4-6 Bluish, brownish 
.|Mid-May trees io es 5-20 | lets, hairs ...... jean markings 
| White, or bluish 
On gr’nd, rare- Grasses, dead leaves,} 46 white, covered with 
al Mai yarlauce tc ly on bushes. . bark 
brownish markings 
Note :—The greater partof this table is reprinted from Dr Hodge’s Our Common Birds, (vid P.17). 
ions and emendations have been made, adapting it to local conditions. 
Some addit- 
