The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-26
ACQUAINTED WITH BIRDS.

1.-THE first egg It were we'll worth while to
sfs ee nate IF s s sng s hsre are n
lSfeathered friends who stop their song re-
eltals when the nest Is cornrleted, otl,ertss
youh be Say te sps spe wssn
over song for the work Of providing Tor Or
the family. Still Others alloy the wife 70.
food gathsas and b1a the ieanas
eat Ni' and iA sisg The Tic as!s away. n.
The real secret 9, gaining g, the s conn ~
found In two words-silence and famll-
iarlty. When the songster and the SOUR.
rel get accustomed to your presence trey
nor nor less less than part Of the Landscapes.
The man who can stand motloness for
s6tne hours on tho first day Of his at.
tsps f. sst nfar s s t hshs i0s
prove to be q food bearer YOU. vii make I I.
an o fun ssKg aHs 1fS
There IS no cause within the !, range, e
reason why the squirrel OF tne ssW s,nus
iessly as does the squirrel Of the parks
The setting bird may be taught 70 reed
from the hand. but let 1,ast be made to
say that the man who accomplishes this
has won a distinct triumph.
Birds are as different in their natures
t IT. tre Two peoBBr rd students fioatea IL their
boat to point on the wa ter within few
feet Of wild duck float ting fea A.; :,
on the surface of the strea n. i lt = Ely
made It clear the river pat T line and 4
same way. II took flight only when t
were others OF the duck kind In the same &
river. but so utterly did they lack INC 4
coincidence OF their fellow that they rose
and went whirring down wind at ne Sfrst&
sight of the approa ching boa !, ~
1T is hard TO account for these trait
variations In the same species. but they
exist and one must fak e Gha an IS hnna
that the creature he has selected for8 Y =.
acquaintance will possess b " heart IN; IN
which conhd ence dominates fear ear N
There are few country pla ces which the n.
phoebes pass by. The phoebe is g lily
catcher. and It loves nothing better th U J.
ben MS rof ar, outlying open shed 81 2 hoebesa
robins and orioles are supposed to retu nI
Is sa
paths of bird knowledge for the first time
is willing to content hmsel { for one sea ea
son with an intimate acquaintance OF the
the orioles or the robins. which unques-
5tonably he will find nesting wi hin g 3 h
few yard OF his doorstep. or It may ~ pc
over the very doorstep itself.
All When a pair Of birds has returned sea y
son after season to = ne same old nome ne.
twain are rlpe 1or slese
successful in the upbri ging OF "a ne! neirs
young they would not have returned The
success OF one season aug ers well 70 me
spared by the hand jofs the. man or woman
who passed them daily, the birds gained
"a sense of security Whic n Hbroug Mt them
hack to the familiar n doorya ar 3D.
sS II the nature student wishes to try an
experiment, he outcome q which, may be 4
interesting. he should join with some g 2; q
scores OF perhaps more seasoned gornlthol-a
Soglst$ this year In an a tempt to settle
definitely the question as Il o wi et her8
young birds. the nestlings OF the year,
lily where they. first pip ped their way
from the egg into daylight. AS has been
said. 1t is known the parent birds do re-
sas 0nnKb
proved that a phoebe atched Int nest
in a cave on Perkiolnen Creek. Pcnnsyl;
yania came M to r,t nesting spot
in the same cave Its parents had chosen.
fof their home u lgs 81 " Iii
\ This was only one case, "a nd the return
YofH the bird may have been a. me ere coin
cidence. ga Audubon fastened awire thread
about the phoebe's leg while IT Twas still 4
in the nest. The wire thread was In evil
in the cave. the following year. It is the
Intention Of bird students in rious parts
of the country this year 70 try he same
results of the experl ments will De watched
for with the ca gerness wit III when a MAI
watches !, for the coming 81 a message
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