. Bird-lore . row-bones are hung inthe trees. An abundance of barberries,crab-apples, honeysuckle berries, andsunflower seeds supplement the farefound on the counters. The little fountain in the yard is usedconstantly by all varieties of Thrushes are daily visitors, alsoCatbirds, Cedar Waxwings, Redstarts,Vireos, and Orioles. Scarlet Tanagers,White-winged Crossbills, and Bobolinkscome occasionally. We have solved the questions of how tocontrol our family cat. His days are spentunder the south piazza, where he sitscontentedly looking out through thenetting in front or curls up in
. Bird-lore . row-bones are hung inthe trees. An abundance of barberries,crab-apples, honeysuckle berries, andsunflower seeds supplement the farefound on the counters. The little fountain in the yard is usedconstantly by all varieties of Thrushes are daily visitors, alsoCatbirds, Cedar Waxwings, Redstarts,Vireos, and Orioles. Scarlet Tanagers,White-winged Crossbills, and Bobolinkscome occasionally. We have solved the questions of how tocontrol our family cat. His days are spentunder the south piazza, where he sitscontentedly looking out through thenetting in front or curls up in a box in ashady corner. After the birds are quiet forthe night he is released. The good supperthat awaits him at nine oclock neverfails to bring him to the door, where heis captured and safely shut up for thenight. A call of distress from any bird brings amember of the family to its rescue. Ifthe family cat is the offender, he is takeninto the house; if a neighbors cat, he isrequested to go home without A CONTENTED PRISONER (381) 382 Bird-Lore Whenever a nest is discovered, the treetrunk is loosely wound with chickennetting high enough to prevent a cat fromjumping over it. But, with all our care,many of our boarders choose to nest inour neighbors trees, where they are theprey of five marauding cats. We provide,however, several apartment-houses. Blue-birds have occupied one for many years,except when the House Wren drives themaway. We have often seen them drop theBluebirds eggs from the house door, andtake possession; which is more thanEnglish Sparrows have ever done!—Cornelia Taylor Fairbanks, SaintJohnsbury, Vermont. Jonah, The Catbird I was quietly reading on the porch a fewdays ago when I became aware of a loudoutcry in the bushes near the house, justacross the road. At first I paid no atten-tion, but, as the noise continued for twoor three minutes, I recognized easily thedistress-calls of a pair of adult calls were loud, sharp, and almosthuman in tone
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