Excerpt from Birds in Relation to the Alfalfa WeevilThe following somewhat general synopsis of the distribution and relative abundance in' Utah of native birds will give a fair idea of the species most available as aids in the fight against the alfalfa weevil. This, combined with details regarding each species, as later presented, will show which birds are doing the most good in any locality.One of the regions most severely infested by the weevil was that immediately south and southwest of Salt Lake City, extending east and west to the edge of the irrigated land. This has an average width of 4: miles and through it ¿ows the J ordan River. In this area the English sparrow is the most abundant bird. Next comes Brewer's blackbird and in smaller numbers are the red winged blackbirds, which confine the bulk of their feeding to the Vicinity of marshes along the river or places where lack of drainage has produced ponds. Following these are Brewer's, vesper, and lark sparrows, and meadowlarks. Robins, though very numerous in migration, are not so frequently met at a later date. The remaining common birds, named approximately in the order of their abundance.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully, any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.