Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-08-01
THE STORY ABOUT birds.
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I Al! or the birds are of some uSc'
I mere are many kinds OF birds that
stay around here. Lots of birds stay
around here in summer and winter.
around here in the summer Is the
hooking bird and the whippoorwill.
and the wagtail. swallow. and the
wren. blue bird and jay bird and
cumming bird and other kinds TOO.
Now i will tell about the mocking
bird. II stays the whole year round.
She builds her nest in fruit trees and
other different kinds. She lays two TO
last part OF May They ny out OF
their nest about the middle part OF
sticks and feathers and soft things.
| First they put sticks in tree where
iheE want their nest. then, after they
line it with feathers and other soft
Things They sing from March TO
July. The knocking bird mocks the
catpird that hollows like cat and
he mocks the pee-wec that hoilows
and blue bird that sings different
ways. lie also mocks the jay that
! holiows two or three ways. He mocks
Now / Will tell about the whippoor-
Will. They stay around here the
whole year round. They build their
nests in the spring on the gr-und.
! out OF leaves. They lay two eggs
and hatch some time in May. The
color OF them are dark brown. They
hollow, soon after sun is down clear
until day break. They hollow whip
| poorwill" Now. believe ! have fin
ished about the whippoorwills. so now
/ tails. The name of a bird. the wag-
tail. is 4 pretty bird. They stay
around In swampy land. They build
! their nest around swampy land. They
have tall legs. and they stay in water
most OF the time. Now L will tell
about the swallows. The swallows
come. in the spring and so. away in
the, fall; In early spring they come
and build their nests. They build
their nest in ohimneys. They make
! their nests out OF sticks, and take
Now l will tell about the wren. They
stay all tho year round. In spring
! they build their nests in out houses
and on boards and on banks, They
soft things. They lay two to four
eggs. Now Will tell about the
blue bird; They stay al the year
spring. They build their nest in tree
| hollows. Thcy build the!S nest out
| OF soft trash. The blue birds are
tell about the robin The robins come
] in winter and most or them go In
/ spring. But some few stay and build
| their nests around here. Robins
! build their nest out OF sticks and fine
trash. their nest is very pretty.
/ vii! tell something about the
! jaybird. They stay the whole year
4 round. They build their nest in big
sticks and leaves and other things.
! Well. / am going to tell something
about the little humming- birds, They
are. very pretty. The, color OF their
feathers are green. blue. white. red.
purple, silver and other changoable
coiors They are the color OF a rain
they have. Their little nest is two
and one--hnlf inches wide and one
| "nd one half inches deep. They make
Ine!r nest up in bush or a tree.
sheep wool and eoft feathers. etc.
/ They lay two eggs about the size OF
a big beed. The nest and the hum.
now tell about the owl. He Is 4 night
bird. He hollers Hoo! Hoo"' They
have big eyes. They stay up in z
hollers Hoo Hoo" and another hol-
iess TIA. Ha" They build their nest
in hollow trees In the daytime they
go 60. nearly blind rsople e,S can ea Es
! cathird hollers like a cat. They build
their nest in bushes and other places.
They lay blue eggs. They make their
nest out OF sticks and other soft ma
! tcria! Snakes and cats somcti,ns 8
| charm them. Now for the dove. He
stays all the year round. They just
tree, and that's all the nest they have.
I The dove is the bird Noah turned
| loose TO soc IL there was any land or
any green plant. Tho. dove doesn't
about the redbird. The redbird is n
I very pretty bird. She builds her nest
eggs. The color OF them are freckIy
! like turkey egg. There are lots
/ of English sparrows and many others
! too. and many other birds that
| do not know much of.
LOUISE ELISEBETH RICHARDS.
| Ago IL wears.