Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1913-05-23

1oloo usploS 1u5!Iq sal pun -pl.q IA
renders it conspicuous. as, in pursuit
of fitting insects. 1t flies and darts
among the blooming shrubs and or
chards. 1t is particularly attached to
tions that AFFORD this and other species
a variety of small larvae and cater
pliers on which it loves to feed"
The male is a persistent singer i'm
h counting season. The song is sharp
and vigorous. quite varied and almost
impossible to describe.
For a habitation they prefer shr,,b-
berry and bushes. where thew DESTROY
many insects which are overlooked nv
large birds. Their small size enables
them to enter places into which, the
larger birds cannot get.
In June they settle down to house,
Keeping. The nests are fastened in
saddled on horizontal limbs. They are.
often a beautiful structure, formed of
grasses. plant fibre, or the shredded
inner bark of trees, woven and Quilted
together. The interior is deeply cupned
ana lined with down. feathers. wool or
o.hsr sou material. The eggs are four
or hve i'm number. white. spotted and
blotched rather thickly With cinnamon
ana Olive and brown. usually in a
wreath round the larger end.
Probably the worst enemy that the
warbler has is the cowbird. AS is we'll
khowh. thls bird Is q parasite as far as
It's nesting habits is concerned NJ
does not go to h trouble of building
a nest for itself and rearing it's own
young, Dut deposits its eggs i'm he nast
or other birds. generally "a smaller bird
ana the yellow warbler seems to he the
one most imposed upon I'm this manner
When the young are hatci,ed. the cow.
UlrO is mllch tho la1>paSt ,.l
IN getting the most of the food. thus
frequently crowding out and destrnv~
ing rghtful occupants. Sometimes
the parent warblers will build another
n"ttom IN the nest. thus covering nm
the strange egg. but this is rare. -
May 3 is the usual date for THEN, nv.
rival. While the departure for the soutl,
takes place generally in the first part
OF September.
THE sRE.Ck OWL.
II birds were yer affected with ague'
chlils you Would him that the screech
Owl mad them every time he attempted
10 sing. Tor 1T sounds as though cold.
numbering chills were chasing one am
other up and down his back. and IL
you chance to be in the woods alone
when he begins his doleful song. YOU
WI, De lucky II they do not chase up
ana down your w spinal column.
Rut don be alarmed: he is only a
very little fellow. about one and "A half
tlmes the length of Il new lead pencil.
ana he is about as trim and neat a
li'tie body AS one will find i'm the bird
Morid IN some days. This song is
made usually from the hollow of =
tree, where he has his home. There
are rev birds less lObtrusive than he.
ne may make his home very near yours
FOR a long time before YOU become
aware of his presence.
I'M song Is not INDUCED i'm very
often. for he is us we'll aware of the
fact. as you, hat it is alarming to the
Iats and mice. AS we'll as to men, and
lnese are the staple articles of his diet.
but occasionally. when the conditions
are just right. he cannot restrain him
sell FOR very joy and so must give his
vocal chords some exercise. NO matter
!! ne mas To go hungry in the mean
llin They seem to have some Ven
power. for two or three will
make You think that the woods are
run OF them. Occasionally, when out
on a lark like this. they win attack a
ps.son' down upon him with
power enough to knock of his hat and
10 make the cheeks burn II he chances
10 nat them. But ordinarily they go
AS quietly and steAlthily as an Indian
and are about AS sure hunters of game.
ne number of rats and mice that one
or these owls will deNour in a season
IS really remarkable. Without do,Iht
birds. 'o "e"e''e'a'
There are two kinds of plumage
common: red and gray. and the mex
perienced observer frequently imagines
that they are different species.
Inc st is to be found generally i'm
the hollow of II tree. though OCCASION
ally in other places. The nest itself
consists of feathers. chips and rotten
Mood IN the bottom of the hole. About
five feet from the ground ia the ,,s,,al
nelght. Four to six & pure white
IN color. form a complete set. which
are generally laid about the first OF