Illinois. Dept. of Public Works and Buildings, Service, C. M · Springfield, Ill. : Schnepp & Barnes, printers · leaf 52
young sparrows are so much larger and heavierthat the nest crumlbes from the rock and the birds are drowned inthe river. Starved Rock is about the northern nesting range of the turkeyvulture, and these majestic birds can be seen every day circling aboutthe rock, particularly over Horseshoe and… … 50 bird of any of these species along the river. In the spring and fallmany migratory birds, such as warblers, hawks, etc., pass to andfrom the nesting places in the far north. By studying the birdsthroughout the year we could swell our list to 300 or more species. POINTS OF INTEREST. TO those who…
