Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 670
d for awhile, andreturned without the straw. Then the femalewent in, and stayed for several minutes. Thebirds were so much interested, that I wentto within a few yards of them before theyleft. In the hollow was the foundation of anest. A bird, called the pine siskin, which I caughtone day and which… … WHAT WERE THESE BLUEBIRDS DOING. siskins taste. I have also seen a pair of wax-wings gather nesting material when it seemedtoo late in the season even for them. Per-haps further study of the birds in the fine au-tumn weather will show that they are often ledto build useless nests. It would be…
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