. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. .mmMm^Km''-^--i^.' .fe'^*-.'^*jtt4^';*' I How t<i Attract the Birds the robin? Probably he is the first bird we learned to know by name. Among the first arrivals and the latest stayers, he lives on terms of neighborly inti- macy with us at least two-thirds of every year; yet the fact that twenty-five distinct si-ngs and calls have been recorded of a single indivir'ti. ' by on'- who too'.v no pains to study robin music in aiii'erent sections ol tlie co
. How to attract the birds, and other talks about bird neighbours [microform]. Birds, Attracting of; Oiseaux, Attraction des; Oiseaux; Birds. .mmMm^Km''-^--i^.' .fe'^*-.'^*jtt4^';*' I How t<i Attract the Birds the robin? Probably he is the first bird we learned to know by name. Among the first arrivals and the latest stayers, he lives on terms of neighborly inti- macy with us at least two-thirds of every year; yet the fact that twenty-five distinct si-ngs and calls have been recorded of a single indivir'ti. ' by on'- who too'.v no pains to study robin music in aiii'erent sections ol tlie country—where bird voices differ as greatly as human dialects—causes many people to lift their eye- brows with an incredulous "Is it possible?" How his first salute to spring electrifies us with good cheer! The hair-sparrow's wiry little trill has scarcely roused the sleeping choir at dawn when he begins a subdued warble, which gradually increases with the niorning light until, his throat attuned and all his powers fully alert, he bursts at last into the splendid exuberant performances which so delight us. I^verybody knows it. Heard at its best, none is more exhilarating and few are more beautiful, but even his own meditative, tender, warbled even-song ex- cels the matins. Then there are two less familiar strains given before and after rain, the exquisite love song without words yet perfectly understood, a call of caution to his mate, a clear, vigorous, ringing, military alarm, a signal to take wing, a summons to his comrades when they liave gathered in an autumn flock, a self-conscious brag, an outburst of temper, 1 24-. 4. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Blanchan, Neltje, 1865-1918. Toronto : Copp, Clark
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