Bird lore (1919) (14770134313) - Public domain zoological illustration

Identifier: birdlore211919nati (find matches)
Title: Bird lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Committee of the Audubon Societies of America National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals National Audubon Society
Subjects: Birds Birds Ornithology
Publisher: New York City : Macmillan Co.
Contributing Library: Smithsonian Libraries
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library



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day he would cheer the disconsolate, piping his name.Often I tried to approach him, and after persevering I was one day rewardedby finding him perched on my hand. The habits of the other birds also interested me very much. The Nut-hatch family, instead of going up the tree for their meals, would proceeddown the tree. None of the birds were able to hang on the suspended dough-nut like the Chickadee, and consequently unless the doughnut were fixedpurposely for them they would prefer the suet. I continued feeding my winter visitors, and could not have derived morepleasure from anything than helping to save the few birds which remainedwith the northerners during the winter months.—Elizabeth H. Johnson(age 15 years), Plattsburg, N. Y. (Comment is not necessary here. Evidently the writer has discovered the true wayof making friends with the birds and coming into intimate contact with them. Home-work like this is of the greatest value, not only to the birds but to the bird-lover.—A.H.W.)
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SAW-WHET OWL IN CENTRAL PARK, NEW YORK CITY Photographed by Albert Pinkus, (Boy Scout), November ii, 1918 die Mutiution Societies! EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT Edited by T. GILBERT PEARSON, Secretary Address all correspondence, and send all remittances for dues and contributions, to the National Association of Audubon Societies, 1974 Broadway, New York City. Telephone, Columbus 7327 William Dutcher, PresidentFrederic A. Lucas, Acting President T. Gilbert Pearson, Secretary Theodore S. Palmer, First Vice-President Jonathan Dwight, Jr., TreasurerSamuel T. Carter, Jr., Attorney Any person, club, school or company in sympathy with the objects of tfiis Association may becomea member of it, and all are welcome. Classes of Membership in the National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of WildBirds and Animals: $5 annually pays for a Sustaining Membership$100 paid at one time constitutes a Life Membership$1,000 constitutes a person a Patron$5,000 constitutes a person a Founder$25,000