Early in the morning and towards the close of the evening, the Robin may often be seen searching after cut-worms in lawns, pastures and meadows, and when thus engaged, it hops about apparently gazing more at distant objects than searching for something... Bulletin of the New York State Museum - Page 251892Full view - About this book
| Wisconsin. Geological Survey - 1883 - 786 pages
...after cut-worms in lawns, pastures and meadows, and when thus engaged, it hops about apparently gazing more at distant objects than searching for something...other birds, within view, were doing the same work. NUMBER AND NAME OF SPECIMENS EXAMINED. Of twenty-two Catbirds • Of ten Brown Thrushes examined 0... | |
| Massachusetts. State Board of Agriculture - 1886 - 548 pages
...Early in the morning, 'and toward the close of the evening, the robin may often be seen searching for cut-worms in lawns, pastures and meadows, and when...other birds within view were doing the same work." Other birds that arc known to prey upon cut-worms are the catn bird (Mimus Carolinenais, L.) ; the... | |
| Wisconsin State Agricultural Society - 1886 - 1260 pages
...after cut-worms in lawns, pastures and meadows, and when thus engaged, it hops about apparently gazing more at distant objects than searching for something...I have seen a Robin capture, in this manner, five cut- worms in less than ten minutes; and five other birds, within view, were doing the same work. Almost... | |
| Wisconsin. Chief Geologist - 1888 - 860 pages
...after cut-worms in lawns, pastures and meadows, and when thus engaged, it hops about apparently gazing more at distant objects than searching for something...capture, in this manner, five cut-worms in less than teu minutes; and five other birds, within view, were doing the same work. NUMBER AND NAME or SPECIMENS... | |
| 1893 - 52 pages
...after cutworms in meadows, pastures and lawns and when thus engaged it hops about, apparently gazing more at distant objects than searching for something...grass and turf with its bill and in another instant stands triumphant with its wriggling prize in its mouth, for it rarely digs in vain. I have seen a... | |
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