New-York tribune., 1903-02-28
STORY OF 4 BLUEJ4T.
Frank II. Chapman Lecture Be
foye the audubon Society.

r-L " r7,a7na7's talk before the Audubon
Society at Delnonico's, yesterday was peauu-
<.l little fdyn Of bird life and the pictures OF
rests on beach Or II WOODLAND were e-I1il97 ~
he heart q nature
Fe-4ans the story OF his investigations into the
family life Of the bluejay was the most interest
t-r of al. Finding hluejay's nest low on a son
- nine IN an excellent position for photograph
f-- II ne had erected close by . paper irclosure'
s71pposed 70 represent the trunk o. Z uee- Il
7ookad SO very unlike the trunk OF a tree mat
10 knew no seIf-respectng olueJay Noulo be oe
ra;va5 ~ Il 50 h covered il with vines fiaVllle
-s~-ad the branches around the nest ailo Leu
-7,a-r hack so as 10 leave Il IN plain Vle"' ne
.,,-s,--.oy entered into his bower and set MS
camera for action
i ne nest were i've little blUejays six days
old 7s7e-- had hitherto been fed prooaoly' every
- --------As Of the day Now. however. althouGh
ne seeker for knowledge waited patiently 1or an
-, 80 : half nothing came TO the nest Ihen
.4-s was & swift. silent rush; a ooVnWaro gial0e
~ hl-le wings and the mother biro was q I7'
--.e- me instant and away Frightened Al 'le
----as about her home. she feared 10 return loI
=as-1 70 herself meant death 10 the little ones
-. IS main enough but how explain the silence
~ he hind naked bal bies il the uesU2 They must
hare beer nearly dead with hunger, yet theF never
-.ea,e1- even when the mother returneo-a ullls
s- baz- s-e used 70 rend the air with the shrleks
-, -4e5- gaming rnollttas-thev lay like the dead
n so-,e note fnaudibie 70 the photographer, she
17ze managed TO warn the babies OF DANGER aho
The blind naked little things gave instructive anu
4olr.a obedience That they obeyec some IN
heard command is shown by the TACT mat young
birds have no Of fear in their helpless GAYS
They learn 70 fear only when able TO 90 something
II their own defsnce,
o-o- wishing to srarve the little family, MI
Chairman bethought himself 70 place d souiieo
r75eisv. discarded museum specimen on a pore
close By the nest
Presto. Change
Back came the mother with rush. anu ea
1t-4la blrefav opened its beak ano yelieo Win
:,-,7ge- Tllev were fed and petted with per1ecl
freedom and confidence, the old bird lenoins heF
urerrv form 70 several photograph pia'es oUiiNe
the operation -, ,-
Azronjsred At the pacifying effect OF the orc
dummy bl7eiay 8fr- Chapman put a h1tle stule'
screechoHl the branch close Desio1 - ~ d
,ov there is no love lost between the niueJaS e
++e er-eechowl A regular Montague and Capuler
lend exists between their houses 80 "fen li-' .
roor detected little museum dummy was sen sell -
r-e z-erv door CT their home. the oio olroS Ian
s--ee,be5 with rage. and few hither ano sou.
- -,i+S, e,c5re-neut After a few moments o. o.
7his hey withdrew 70 the iorea a 10 rnicslz using
l = 80 ce77yersat tiorlaI note which nlueJsy
never when alone A. rpe sf5ed S5a The mother
- -e-9r1ed and. perching directly over lii
-eechowl teraIly M ba94,an M sraveiy has
~ Eea-7 invented which could have recoIoeo liz @
l 9lo5oa u Fas ai,e,aE ea51s PM This was ali saw
Ard anon the screen appearen q oeean oe+-s =, -1
Pn+ he lirtle screechowi was wired 10 ne ne
---c+ sn6 MS only response 70 this nerce assati'
.zS % swing soie-nnly ever - .- ,r +.
--oT,r,d the rnc-her Diro sal OF,
Lne u e,r1-essfon Of wild amaze in her
-ae- HACK eve What manner o. scret-lio~i s, -
fiie -9s4 could hang 70 bo1gh by ms heis ,s4I
as hssd roi-rfrg downward Perhaps the nns.e .1
l.5s- thought OF ghosts or otneT =
1Ietes -zo-L CONSERVATION reigned until ner
s1cien4 removed ,,aS.
- =s--S z<-er the bird lover visited the nes'
=~g51 rhe Fa bies all had their CONES on @ NV
ara rsTing reached days OF ciscTslaon. ndo IT, ~ ,,
@.1o-,,E - he afraid. All promptly tuin pune our
~ -e ner- 70 escape the INTRUDER ne plchea p LEI H
n, - set them all branch 10 nave theii
pictures taken .,rr.-.-so-s said The
7 viii leave 70 yoiiE ael,atos. tI,Ie
z-s e- .r1v troubles IN getting I'VE ntIe ntnesas
80 for their pictures al al tne edin
& srs~celv allowable ne c1f..tluto, - y,
astrsse 70 birds human thoughts anc leei,iss s ~
a.. -. -.-a-rarfes by any knowledge We pess:sae.sSf
~ rnern sill il did seem as II those ~, e. -
tI,,ets--r understood what said 10 tnenl -
has s1.-r,ad the camera once salo ALL : - -
an -serv hungry And this was "HaA my -
piied"- .o.-,-o ~ eve gap
AID -to the screen came a picture OF NJ ,s.,I,
Inc -n9,rtFs oreDed SO wide fnat tne - na.' @
bodies of The FIVE little bluejays on lne I"
quite hidden. -,a- +ba lecture,