. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . - their own-ers frisk about. Blind-mans buff, hide-and-seek, and tag are merrygames enough whenplayed out on oneplane, but when stagedin three dimensions,witli a laliyrinth of in-terlacing branches forhazard, onl\- the blithebird whose praises wesing could jjossiblymaster their Chickadee is asconfiding and as con-fidence-inviting as he iscapable. It is preciselybecause you babble allyour secrets to him atthe first breath that thewhole wood-side coniesto him fo
. The birds of Washington : a complete, scientific and popular account of the 372 species of birds found in the state . - their own-ers frisk about. Blind-mans buff, hide-and-seek, and tag are merrygames enough whenplayed out on oneplane, but when stagedin three dimensions,witli a laliyrinth of in-terlacing branches forhazard, onl\- the blithebird whose praises wesing could jjossiblymaster their Chickadee is asconfiding and as con-fidence-inviting as he iscapable. It is preciselybecause you babble allyour secrets to him atthe first breath that thewhole wood-side coniesto him for news. Withthe fatuity of uttertrust he will interrogatethe fiercest-looking stranger; and the sound of the szicctcc call is the signalfor all birds to be alert. At the repetition of it the leaves begin to rustle, themoss to sigh, and the log-heaps to give up their hidden store of sleepy W^ Sparrows, and frowning Towhees. Juncoes simper and Kinglets. Taken iicor Tacoma Photo bythe Author. \ .NEST -WU EGGS OF OREGON CHICKADEE. THE FRONT WALL OF THE CONTAINING STUMP HAS BEEN REMOVED. THE OREGON CHICKADEE. 277 squeak ()\er tlie strange iliscmery: the Steller Jay takes notice and sidles o\erto spy upon the performance; wliile the distant-faring Crow swerves from hiscourse and bends an incjuiring eye toward tlie m^-stery. Dcc-dcc-dcc says theBkick-cap. A liundred lieady e_\es are bent upon you. trying to resolve yourdomino of corduro} or khaki. Can says the Crow in comprehension, and youknow that the game is up,—up for all but the Chickadee. He will stav andtalk with you as long as you nia_\- endure to pucker yciur lips to his fairylispings. It is no exaggeration to say that the S^vcc-tcc note of the Chickadee,passably imitated, is the quickest summons in the bird-world. It is theopen sesame to all woodland secrets. One drawback, however, attendsits use: you cannot compass it when the air is chilly and the lips , the eastern
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