. Michigan Vogelleben : eine Liste aller Vogelarten bekannt, um in den Staat auftreten zusammen mit einem Überblick über ihre Klassifizierung und ein Konto der Lebensgeschichte jeder Art, mit besonderem Bezug auf ihre Beziehung zur Landwirtschaft ... . T blau kariert mitschwarz und weiß, und die auffällige Wappen. Es kann mit keinem anderen Vogel verwechselt werden, außer möglicherweise mit dem Eisvogel, und seine Gewohnheiten unterscheiden sich ausreichend von dieser Art. Verteilung. - Ost-Nordamerika in die Ebenen, und fiom die Furtries nach Florida und Ost-Texas. Der Blauhäher ist reichlich in Mic zu finden
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. Michigan bird life : a list of all the bird species known to occur in the State together with an outline of their classification and an account of the life history of each species, with special reference to its relation to agriculture ... . t blue color checked withblack and white, and the conspicuous crest. It can be mistaken for no otherbird, except possibly for the Kingfisher, and its habits sufficiently distinguishit from that species. Distribution.—Eastern North America to the Plains, and fiom the FurCountries to Florida and eastern Texas. The Blue Jay is found abundantly throughout Michigan and is commonlybelieved to be resident wherever found. Certain it is that Blue Jays occur LAND lilRDS. 413 in every part of the stateduring winter as well assummer, yet in many sec-tions there is a well markedmigration, thousands pass-ing southward in Septem-ber and October and north-ward again in . May. AtPoit Huron Mr. Hazelwoodstates that a large flightstarts about JNIay first andlasts all through the month, thousands passing north.It is possible that theindividuals which remainwith us through winterhave come from placesfarther north and that thebirds which nest in any onelocality move farther southin winter. They frequent ;. Fig. 98. Blue Jay. Photograph from mounted specimen. (Original.) kinds of timber and seem to have a specialliking for orchards and the vicinity of towns and villages. In this respectthey differ widely from the Blue Jays of the eastern states, which avoidpopulous districts and are inclined to be shy and retiring. On the College campus the Blue Jay is one of our most familiar birds.The nest is placed in apple trees, shade trees, either deciduous or evergreen, often within reach of the hand; the birds show almost no fear of humanbeings, and in defense of their nests will often strike a person on the heador even swoop down and peck a cat or dog. During winter they livelargely upon scraps furnished by the residents, but whenever the snow isnot too deep
