. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . prettily. The26th, a storm of sleet from the south-west. Hear, Hear, Hear, Hear loud-ly and plainly calls the Nuthatch fromthe shelter side of the little leaningpear tree. The following day itthawed; loud sleepy song whistles ofthe Chickadee answered by a chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee, Watched the Chick-adee in the basket picking upmeatsand firing them over its back untilthe right one was found, which it tookto the edge of the basket and ate. The 3d of March the Chickadees allalarm over something which had hap-pened in the garden, and e
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . prettily. The26th, a storm of sleet from the south-west. Hear, Hear, Hear, Hear loud-ly and plainly calls the Nuthatch fromthe shelter side of the little leaningpear tree. The following day itthawed; loud sleepy song whistles ofthe Chickadee answered by a chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee, Watched the Chick-adee in the basket picking upmeatsand firing them over its back untilthe right one was found, which it tookto the edge of the basket and ate. The 3d of March the Chickadees allalarm over something which had hap-pened in the garden, and every onewas making a great ado in the grape-vines, which lasted for a minute ortwo before it was over. Over what?Did the House Sparrow discover a hid-den nut meat? The 8th, a Chickadeepicked up a meat, dropped it, pickedup another, dropped that as it was toosmall, and finally selecting a largemeat, carried it away and hid it. Today,the bird at the basket kept flutteringits wings and scolding at another todrive it away, which came to the edge THE 139. 140 THE OOLOOI8T of the basket. The 11th, flocks ofChickadees again making a great adoover something. Perhaps they wereselecting mates? Today, the Chicka-dee came to my hand, while on theporch, after a meat, selecting one,dropped it on the floor, selectinganother, dropped that also, but finallyselected a large one which it carriedaway ot eat or hide. Today, a housefly in the room about the window, at-tracted the attention of the Chickadee,and it attempted to fly to catch it. The 14th of March, after a brilliantsunrise a very snowy afternoon. Chip-chip-chip-chip-chip said the Chicka-dee at the basket in answer to anotheramong the snowy trees singing, Phe-be, Phe-be, Phe-be. Chip-chip-chip-chip-chip said the one at the basket,and one brightly answered dee-dee-chick-a-dee-dee-dee-dee. The 21st ofMarch, See-see-see-see said theChickadee when an abundance ofof fresh meats was put out. Thencomes the birds, and if by morning,th
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