Found inside – Page 145It was the opinion of Goss ( 1891 ) that the small flocks so often met resulted from the social natures of the birds holding the family groups together . Found inside – Page 118Then i saw the red epaulets of the smaller bird. ... These adolescent birds flock together in what anderson describes as “juvenile 'gangs. Found inside – Page 101The first image emphasises the large number - a flock - of those who show ... 259 The term buruz refers generally to small birds that flock together ... Found inside – Page 185There were five small birds in excellent condition. ... this species in other localities, congregating in small flocks together, and evidently not breeding. Found inside – Page 80The nest is composed of dry sticks , is rather small , with a very shallow cavity , in which three eggs are placed ... Aca cording to Nuttall , these birds in winter flock together in great numbers in the Southern States , and mingling with the ... Found inside – Page 103If a hawk does attack, the scattering of a dozen colorful little birds can confuse the ... compelling reason why different kinds of birds flock together. Found inside – Page 73one , and possessed not a little real artistic ability which , had it been cultivated , might have made a name for him in a higher sphere . He used to paint copies of original pictures , and was especially fond of the water colors of Turner . Many of ... Found inside – Page 360These small birds are especially vulnerable to predators while foraging through ... When the supply is poor, the birds join in flocks and forage together ... Found inside – Page iA moving elegy to birds we’ve lost, Hollars’s exploration of what we can learn from extinct species will resonate in the minds of readers long beyond the final page. Purchase the audio edition. Found inside – Page 71Two birds that differ by small degrees—length of their bills, length of their ... Birds of a feather flock together even, New Challenges, New Opportunities, ... Found inside – Page 140Birds often flock in the winter — not birds like the robin or the wren, but more sociable ... where a big flock of small birds could be seen on the ground, ... Found inside – Page 309Likes to bathe, visiting road puddles in small flocks, splashing in them ... Sleeps at night 7 m up in tree, 2-3 birds huddled together; same spot may be ... Found inside – Page 42The new earth no sooner appeared , than I saw a vast quantity of very small birds flock together from every fide , and almost alight upon the plough - share ... Found inside – Page 464... these cowbirds evidently do considerable damage to grain crops , for Alexander Wetmore ( 1943 ) says : Red - eyed cowbirds were found in small flocks ... Found inside – Page 361BIRDs of a feather flock together CAESAR's wife must be above suspicion where ... human nature bigness see under great and small bird lore ONE for sorrow, ... Found inside – Page 14Many birds fly together in big groups called flocks. Some small birds fly in flocks to stay safe from hunting birds, like eagles and falcons. Found inside – Page 233On a springtime chaparral - covered slope a tufted little gray bird backs out of a ... All the small birds , once nesting is done , will flock together for ... Found inside – Page 143Indians told Dr. Rae , the arctic traveller , that MAY . ways want to know why they cannot do this a small bird of the sparrow ... Like those sweet birds that fly together , you to imagine , if you can , Hubert's appear- While attachment between ... Found inside – Page 83ATTENTION - GETTER red - breasted nuthatches as they flutter through a wooded lot , for example , keeps the flock together during its constant foraging . For many small birds , these feeding and gathering calls are most likely to be heard in ... Found inside – Page 42The new earth no sooner appeared , than I saw a vast quantity of very small birds flock together from every fide , and almost alight upon the plough - share ... Found insideIn Vesper Flights, Helen Macdonald brings together a collection of her best loved essays, along with new pieces on topics ranging from nostalgia for a vanishing countryside to the tribulations of farming ostriches to her own private vespers ... These sermons will give Spiritual growth and encouragement. Jeffrey Hunter lives in Columbia, South Carolina where he pastored for serveral years. Provides basic information about the biology, life cycles, and behavior of birds, along with brief profiles of each of the eighty bird families in North America. Found inside – Page 238Independent juveniles forage together in small flocks of 10 to 12 birds. They may often wander into other field sparrow territories but remain unchallenged ... Found inside – Page 90For we birds are of one feather, And we surely flock together, Let the people say little or none. No 91 THE GREEN BED Table of Contents H.F.S. NO. Found inside – Page 200Tiny round bird with a long narrow tail, rather short rounded wings and a ... family flocks will join together and frequently attract other small birds ... Found inside – Page 87Birds. of. a. Feather. Flock. Together. v^Xne evening in late November, ... Thus we see mobbing used by flocks of small birds to warn predators rather than ... Found inside – Page 125The children are knocked to the ground, with birds pecking at their heads and ... says: “I have never known different species of birds to flock together. Found inside – Page 1671When a fox appears on the nesting grounds , the old birds flock together in common ... Unpretentious despoilers of bunting and other small passerine ground ... Found inside – Page 575Owing to the structure and nature of their feathers , nocturnal birds of prey fly without making the least noise . ... separates the indigestible parts , such as bones , hair , and feathers , and when these are rolled together in the shape of a ball or pellet , they are ejected by vomiting . Diurnal ... This natural antipathy of small birds for their nocturnal destroyers has been taken advantage of for purposes of sport . An essential addition to the Sibley shelf! The Sibley Guide to Birds and The Sibley Guide to Bird Life and Behavior are both universally acclaimed as the new standard source of species information. Found inside – Page 82Mixed flocks of shorebirds or waterfowl may consist of various birds of two or more species in a rather sharply defined assembly , close together . Found inside – Page 124beautiful bird, perhaps because he is the inveterate enemy of the house ... They keep their little flock together, and work hard to fill their mouths. Found inside – Page 23A little bird is content with a little nest As good be an addled egg as an ... wise bird flies lowest Birds Birds of a feather flock together Little birds ... Found inside – Page 144... They asked of him If he had any skill , How to catch them a small bird or two . ... And the birds of a feather , They will all flock together , Let the ... Found inside – Page 100... to have spotted the birds themselves. Even sitting president Theodore Roosevelt claimed to have observed a small flock in Albemarle County, Virginia, ... Found inside – Page 245in much smaller colonies than Cliff Swallows, and the two species can often be ... Most members of this family flock together during the nonbreeding season, ... Found inside – Page 274A Brazilian -Birds of a feather flock together , a prospecies of spider ( Mygale avicularia ) , which catches small birds -hence its name . verbial saying equivalent to like draws to like.- The early bird catches the worm , a Bird's - tares , Bird's ... Found inside – Page 219Here " they may flock together in small groups or in numbers up to a hundred or more . It is not uncommon for the birds to feed about an abattoir , pigpen ... Found inside – Page 37(West African) A small bird is betrayed by its chirp. (Spanish) All the same birds ... their little nests agree. (Roman) Birds of a feather flock together. Found inside – Page 464... these cowbirds evidently do considerable damage to grain crops , for Alexander Wetmore ( 1943 ) says : Red - eyed cowbirds were found in small flocks ... Found inside – Page 71Starlings fly together in groups of thousands. It is not the numbers that stumps scientists, however. En masse, the small birds move together in unison, ... Found inside – Page 3But Eloise Potter , past editor of The Chat , the journal of the Carolina Bird Club , has noticed small flocks of bluebirds , pine warblers and downy woodpeckers that feed and fly together after the breeding season is over . These birds all live in ... Found inside – Page 185He also continually observed this species in other localities , congregating in small flocks together , and evidently not breeding . These might have been the birds of the preceding year . If , as it is pretty well established , few sandpipers breed ... The Thing with Feathers explores the astonishing homing abilities of pigeons, the good deeds of fairy-wrens, the influential flocking abilities of starlings, the deft artistry of bowerbirds, the extraordinary memories of nutcrackers, the ... Found insideBut this does not happen with the smaller birds, especially if they eat insects. ... These are birds which flock together in autumn or migrate southwards to ... 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