. Bird-lore . - day may bring a surprise, suddenly color willliven the harsh iron-gray branches of the apple tree, and a flock of brilliant malePurple Finches settle upon the dried currants that you had chanced to minglewith the crumbled dog biscuits. This winter feeding is a lure not only for the birds but for ourselves—a motivefor bod\- and eye—outward and upward, and an outlet for gratitude and an inletfor cheerfulness and winter JAtVuLL FEEDINGPhotographed by Clifford H. Pangburn, at New Haven, Conn., May 6, 1507 THE MOCKINGBIRD By T. GILBERT PEARSON tlT^e il^ational ^associatio
. Bird-lore . - day may bring a surprise, suddenly color willliven the harsh iron-gray branches of the apple tree, and a flock of brilliant malePurple Finches settle upon the dried currants that you had chanced to minglewith the crumbled dog biscuits. This winter feeding is a lure not only for the birds but for ourselves—a motivefor bod\- and eye—outward and upward, and an outlet for gratitude and an inletfor cheerfulness and winter JAtVuLL FEEDINGPhotographed by Clifford H. Pangburn, at New Haven, Conn., May 6, 1507 THE MOCKINGBIRD By T. GILBERT PEARSON tlT^e il^ational ^association of jautiubon &orietirs EDUCATIONAL LEAFLET NO. 41 What the Nightingale is to Kurojjc the Mockingljird is to the southern states,—the most wonderful song-bird of the country and the universal favorite of thepeople. His reputation as a musician is world-wide. Whoever hears his song isdeeply impressed, and wherever the story of the birds is told the power of theMockingbirds voice is recalled. He is one of the first in the sj)ring to sing; indeed,I have heard him near the northern border of his range, singing with great forceon a clear February morning when ice covered the trees. In those states which border on the Gulf of Mexico, Mockingbirds sing atintervals throughout the winter months, and by March i are in full song. Inthat semi-tropical climate they abound, and in many sections-Song are the most abundant species. I have somet
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