. Bird-lore . g do\vn over the water. It did this a goodmany times until, all of a sudden, a Duck chased it, and, to my surprise, caughtit. Then came the excitement. They all chased that Duck around the ponduntil he was obhged to give it up, then they would chase the next one that gotit. They kept this up for a while, and then the Heron began to take pranced around the pond, finally making a run at the Duck and succeed-ing in capturing the bloody remains of the Flycatcher. He then went ofi in acorner and swallowed it, which was a very interesting performance, as youcould see it go al
. Bird-lore . g do\vn over the water. It did this a goodmany times until, all of a sudden, a Duck chased it, and, to my surprise, caughtit. Then came the excitement. They all chased that Duck around the ponduntil he was obhged to give it up, then they would chase the next one that gotit. They kept this up for a while, and then the Heron began to take pranced around the pond, finally making a run at the Duck and succeed-ing in capturing the bloody remains of the Flycatcher. He then went ofi in acorner and swallowed it, which was a very interesting performance, as youcould see it go all the way down his neck.—Tom McCamant (age 13 years),Portland, Oregon. [A city park is one of the best possible places to observe birds, more particularlyduring winter and spring. Only a limited number of species can nest congenially andfind food for their young in the ordinary park, but is is often the case that one may seea larger number of species within a given time in a city park than in the country. It. THREE BUILDERS AND BIRD PROTECTORS AT THE NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL OF AGRICULTURE, MORRTSVTLLE, N. Y. Photographed by Hugh Findlay 230 Bird - Lore seems rather doubtful whether the tragedy described above would ever have happenedin the country. Who can tell why?—A. H. W.] BIRDS SEEN FEBRUARY 20 WITHIN FIVE MILESOF A CITY Bluebird Tufted Titmouse Robin English Sparrow *Crow Cardinal *Blue Jay Slate-colored Junco Prairie Horned Lark Downy Woodpecker Song Sparrow Purple Grackle Birds marked with a star wintered in this locahty. This is but a partiallist, and can by no means be considered as a complete one of the birds here onthat date. The weather had recently turned warmer, and this seemed to bethe sign of the first wave of migration. The first Robin that I saw was on Feb. 14; the first Bluebird, Feb. 13,and the first Turkey Buzzard, Feb. 14. I saw several Herring Gulls on Feb. 5,and several Flickers on Feb. 13. On Feb. 20 I found the last years nest of aRed-eyed Vireo, and
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