. Nature Study Birds : A Book for Beginners in Bird Study . 26 We will follow this wall down pastI the thicket and, if I am not mistaken,I think we will find another nest.—onenot inside a tree this time. I wonder what it will be/ saidDorothy. As if to answer her, a dark graybird nearly the size of a Robin, camefrom the heart of the thicket on the top of a dead thornbranch, sang a medley of notes, somehis own and others imitating those ofother birds; as a fitting end to his songhe added a cat-like , its a Catbird! exclaimed us see who can first find its nest, add
. Nature Study Birds : A Book for Beginners in Bird Study . 26 We will follow this wall down pastI the thicket and, if I am not mistaken,I think we will find another nest.—onenot inside a tree this time. I wonder what it will be/ saidDorothy. As if to answer her, a dark graybird nearly the size of a Robin, camefrom the heart of the thicket on the top of a dead thornbranch, sang a medley of notes, somehis own and others imitating those ofother birds; as a fitting end to his songhe added a cat-like , its a Catbird! exclaimed us see who can first find its nest, added Dick, fol-lowing his suggestion by plunging into the thicket. Catbirds are very brave and also very noisy in the de-fense of their homes. Not knowing that we would do themno harm, both birds fluttered about giving harsh calls andmeouws. Oh, Dick, come here! called Dorothy. I am sure thisis a nest but the briers are so sharp I cannot get to enough, it was the nest that our gray friends were so. From Land CATBIRD 27 anxious about. It was quite large and strongly made offine black rootlets, a few larger twigs and many strips ofgrapevine bark. No wonder they were so anxious/ said Dick, after wad-ing through the tangle of blackberry vines and reaching thenest, for there are four little Catbirds here, only about twodays old,—queer little things all covered with black pin-feathers. Touched by the actions of the parent birds, with theirscolding and dashing at the boy in their distress, little Dor-othy suddenly exclaimed: Oh, Uncle George! Let us go away and leave poor Kit-ty-bird alone with her babies. Elated at seeing us depart, mother Catbird at once wentto her nest and brooded her little ones while her mate perch-ed on the highest twig of the nesting bush and warbled joy- ouslv. in a lower voice than when we had first heard him, as^though he were thankful that they had escaped the threat-~,ened danger to their home.
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