Young Folks' Nature Field Book

By J. Alden Loring

The plan of this work contemplates a short, timely nature story, or a seasonable hint for every calendar day in the year, telling the reader just what time in the successive seasons to look for the different birds, beasts, flowers, etc., how to recognize and study them when taking observation walks for pleasure or instruction. Recognition of different creatures, etc., is assisted by numerous excellent illustrations, and alternate pages are left blank for the reader's notes or record of things seen.

• Language: English
• Publisher: DigiCat
• Release date: Jul 21, 2022
• ISBN: 8596547085584

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J. Alden Loring

Young Folks' Nature Field Book

EAN 8596547085584

DigiCat, 2022

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Table of Contents

Preface

January

January First

January Second

January Third

January Fourth

January Fifth

January Sixth

January Seventh

January Eighth

January Ninth

January Tenth

January Eleventh

January Twelfth

January Thirteenth

January Fourteenth

January Fifteenth

January Sixteenth

January Seventeenth

January Eighteenth

January Nineteenth

January Twentieth

January Twenty-first

January Twenty-second

January Twenty-third

January Twenty-fourth

January Twenty-fifth

January Twenty-sixth

January Twenty-seventh

January Twenty-eighth

January Twenty-ninth

January Thirtieth

January Thirty-first

February

February First

February Second

February Third

February Fourth

February Fifth

February Sixth

February Seventh

February Eighth

February Ninth

February Tenth

February Eleventh

February Twelfth

February Thirteenth

February Fourteenth

February Fifteenth

February Sixteenth

February Seventeenth

February Eighteenth

February Nineteenth

February Twentieth

February Twenty-first

February Twenty-second

February Twenty-third

February Twenty-fourth

February Twenty-fifth

February Twenty-sixth

February Twenty-seventh

February Twenty-eighth

March

March First

March Second

March Third

March Fourth

March Fifth

March Sixth

March Seventh

March Eighth

March Ninth

March Tenth

March Eleventh

March Twelfth

March Thirteenth

March Fourteenth

March Fifteenth

March Sixteenth

March Seventeenth

March Eighteenth

March Nineteenth

March Twentieth

March Twenty-first

March Twenty-second

March Twenty-third

March Twenty-fourth

March Twenty-fifth

March Twenty-sixth

March Twenty-seventh

March Twenty-eighth

March Twenty-ninth

March Thirtieth

March Thirty-first

April

April First

April Second

April Third

April Fourth

April Fifth

April Sixth

April Seventh

April Eighth

April Ninth

April Tenth

April Eleventh

April Twelfth

April Thirteenth

April Fourteenth

April Fifteenth

April Sixteenth

April Seventeenth

April Eighteenth

April Nineteenth

April Twentieth

April Twenty-first

April Twenty-second

April Twenty-third

April Twenty-fourth

April Twenty-fifth

April Twenty-sixth

April Twenty-seventh

April Twenty-eighth

April Twenty-ninth

April Thirtieth

May

May First

May Second

May Third

May Fourth

May Fifth

May Sixth

May Seventh

May Eighth

May Ninth

May Tenth

May Eleventh

May Twelfth

May Thirteenth

May Fourteenth

May Fifteenth

May Sixteenth

May Seventeenth

May Eighteenth

May Nineteenth

May Twentieth

May Twenty-first

May Twenty-second

May Twenty-third

May Twenty-fourth

May Twenty-fifth

May Twenty-sixth

May Twenty-seventh

May Twenty-eighth

May Twenty-ninth

May Thirtieth

May Thirty-first

June

June First

June Second

June Third

June Fourth

June Fifth

June Sixth

June Seventh

June Eighth

June Ninth

June Tenth

June Eleventh

June Twelfth

June Thirteenth

June Fourteenth

June Fifteenth

June Sixteenth

June Seventeenth

June Eighteenth

June Nineteenth

June Twentieth

June Twenty-first

June Twenty-second

June Twenty-third

June Twenty-fourth

June Twenty-fifth

June Twenty-sixth

June Twenty-seventh

June Twenty-eighth

June Twenty-ninth

June Thirtieth

July

July First

July Second

July Third

July Fourth

July Fifth

July Sixth

July Seventh

July Eighth

July Ninth

July Tenth

July Eleventh

July Twelfth

July Thirteenth

July Fourteenth

July Fifteenth

July Sixteenth

July Seventeenth

July Eighteenth

July Nineteenth

July Twentieth

July Twenty-first

July Twenty-second

July Twenty-third

July Twenty-fourth

July Twenty-fifth

July Twenty-sixth

July Twenty-seventh

July Twenty-eighth

July Twenty-ninth

July Thirtieth

July Thirty-first

August

August First

August Second

August Third

August Fourth

August Fifth

August Sixth

August Seventh

August Eighth

August Ninth

August Tenth

August Eleventh

August Twelfth

August Thirteenth

August Fourteenth

August Fifteenth

August Sixteenth

August Seventeenth

August Eighteenth

August Nineteenth

August Twentieth

August Twenty-first

August Twenty-second

August Twenty-third

August Twenty-fourth

August Twenty-fifth

August Twenty-sixth

August Twenty-seventh

August Twenty-eighth

August Twenty-ninth

August Thirtieth

August Thirty-first

September

September First

September Second

September Third

September Fourth

September Fifth

September Sixth

September Seventh

September Eighth

September Ninth

September Tenth

September Eleventh

September Twelfth

September Thirteenth

September Fourteenth

September Fifteenth

September Sixteenth

September Seventeenth

September Eighteenth

September Nineteenth

September Twentieth

September Twenty-first

September Twenty-second

September Twenty-third

September Twenty-fourth

September Twenty-fifth

September Twenty-sixth

September Twenty-seventh

September Twenty-eighth

September Twenty-ninth

September Thirtieth

October

October First

October Second

October Third

October Fourth

October Fifth

October Sixth

October Seventh

October Eighth

October Ninth

October Tenth

October Eleventh

October Twelfth

October Thirteenth

October Fourteenth

October Fifteenth

October Sixteenth

October Seventeenth

October Eighteenth

October Nineteenth

October Twentieth

October Twenty-first

October Twenty-second

October Twenty-third

October Twenty-fourth

October Twenty-fifth

October Twenty-sixth

October Twenty-seventh

October Twenty-eighth

October Twenty-ninth

October Thirtieth

October Thirty-first

November

November First

November Second

November Third

November Fourth

November Fifth

November Sixth

November Seventh

November Eighth

November Ninth

November Tenth

November Eleventh

November Twelfth

November Thirteenth

November Fourteenth

November Fifteenth

November Sixteenth

November Seventeenth

November Eighteenth

November Nineteenth

November Twentieth

November Twenty-first

November Twenty-second

November Twenty-third

November Twenty-fourth

November Twenty-fifth

November Twenty-sixth

November Twenty-seventh

November Twenty-eighth

November Twenty-ninth

November Thirtieth

December

December First

December Second

December Third

December Fourth

December Fifth

December Sixth

December Seventh

December Eighth

December Ninth

December Tenth

December Eleventh

December Twelfth

December Thirteenth

December Fourteenth

December Fifteenth

December Sixteenth

December Seventeenth

December Eighteenth

December Nineteenth

December Twentieth

December Twenty-first

December Twenty-second

December Twenty-third

December Twenty-fourth

December Twenty-fifth

December Twenty-sixth

December Twenty-seventh

December Twenty-eighth

December Twenty-ninth

December Thirtieth

December Thirty-first

Preface

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This little book was written for the lover of outdoor life who has neither the time nor the patience to study natural history. There are many persons who are anxious to learn the common animals and flowers, their haunts and their habits, that they may enjoy Nature when they visit her. If they will take a minute each day to read the entry for that date, or if they will carry the book with them on their strolls into the country and while resting turn its pages, it may prove the means of discovering in fur or feather or flowering bud something before unknown to them.

The subjects chosen are of common interest, and nearly all can be found by any person who hunts for them assiduously. As the seasons vary in different localities, it has been impossible to set a date for the appearance or disappearance of an animal or a flower, that will apply alike to all parts of the country for which this volume is intended. Eastern United States.

J. Alden Loring.

Oswego, N. Y.

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January

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January First

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The best New Year's resolution a lover of nature can make, is a promise to provide the feathered waifs of winter with free lunches. This may be done by fastening pieces of suet to limbs and trunks of trees, and by placing sunflower seeds, bird seeds, or cracked nuts on the veranda roof or on the window-sill of your room, where sharp eyes will soon spy them.

January Second

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Your boarders will be the birds that either remain with you throughout the year, or have come from the frozen North to spend the winter. These are the birds that feed upon seeds of various kinds, or the feathered carpenters that pry into the crevices of the bark, and dig into the rotten wood in search of the insects and the insect larvæ hidden there.

January Third

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The chickadee, white-breasted nuthatch, and the downy woodpecker, keep company during the long winter months. They will appreciate your lunches most, and will call on you frequently throughout the day.

Footnotes

January Fourth

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Do not attempt to tame your visitors until they have made several calls for lunches. Then put a crude dummy, with a false face, near the window, and raise the sash to let the birds enter. Within a few days the chickadees will perch upon Dummy's shoulders and take nut meats from his buttonholes.

January Fifth

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Having thus gained the chickadees' confidence, hurry to the window when you hear them call, and quietly take the place of the dummy. Of course they will be suspicious at first, and probably you will meet with many disappointments, but when you have succeeded in taming them to alight upon your hand or shoulder, you will find enjoyment in calling them to you by the gentle whistle to which you should accustom them.

January Sixth

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Tempting food, and slow movements when in the presence of birds, are the main secrets to successful bird taming. The chickadee, as you will find, is the easiest of these birds to tame. He has several songs and call notes, so do not expect always to hear him repeat his name, "chick-a-de-de-de-de."

Footnotes

January Seventh

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Persons not familiar with birds often mistake the white-breasted nuthatch for a woodpecker, for their actions are much alike. The nuthatch creeps about the trees in all kinds of attitudes, while the woodpecker