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Title: Bird-lore
Year: 1899 (1890s)
Authors: National Association of Audubon Societies for the Protection of Wild Birds and Animals
Subjects: Birds -- Periodicals Birds -- Conservation Periodicals
Publisher: New York, National Association of Audubon Societies
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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During these da\s three small heads were often peering at them from thewindow near b\ and shrill little voices often interrupted their work. Hut atlast, though we trembled lest we had frightened them away by our franticefiforts to keep quiet, the mother settled down on her nest and only whisperswere heard at the window. (50) Our Blue Jay Neighbors 51 The many weary hours durinij; which the ej^gs had to be kept warmwere divided between the two birds, each reUeving the other at more or lessregular intervals. And the bird at play did not forget its imprisoned mate,but returned now and then with a choice bit of food, which was deliveredwith various little demonstrations of sympathy and affection. We watched and waited patiently, and were well rewarded; for thoughthe birds kept an eye on us they let us enjoy their daily life and attended totheir duties in full view. The nest, built so near the top of the slender tree,swayed and bent to every breeze, and as Minnesota breezes are apt to hj-
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Bl.L I. JA^ OS (a \RI> A r IHK NEST come high winds, often hung at a pt-rilous angle, keeping the mother bus\balancing herself and settling her eggs. Almost ever\ da\ we expectedto find on the ground anv or more eggs that had been thrown out atuibroken. lilue Ja\s are \er\ numerous in .Minneapolis, anil their loud screams arealmost as familiar as the incess.int chatter of tlu- Knglish Sparrows. Iheyare always discussing something vigorousN , and using thi-ir voices fortissimo.We were delighted therefore to hear low, sweet, little notes ami measures,and what might be called talking. TheN reserveil their best efforts evi-dently for wooing ami e;irl\ morning corn ersations, and onl\ their intimatefriends overheard. 52 Bird - Lore The nest, eij^htecn feet or thereabouts from the ground, was visible fromour bed; and one morning on first awakening we saw with a thrill the fatherand mother gravely bending over five wide mouths, plainly to be seen at thatdistance. The birds had all hatched

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