. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 24 AMERICAN OBNITHOLOGY. would continually mount some reed or tussock where it was wet and boggy, and taunt you with "Yer can't cum ;' April 9th was the last occasion on which I observed Snow Birds and they probably started on their northward journey soon afterward. A stroll on the morning of April 28th, revealed Chipping Sparrows, Barn Swallows, Cat Birds and Field Sparrows. May 5th (a perfect, warm spring day) I saw a pair of Kingfishers following the course of the stream and frequently uttering their harsh clatter; Chimney Swallow
. American bird magazine, ornithology. Birds. 24 AMERICAN OBNITHOLOGY. would continually mount some reed or tussock where it was wet and boggy, and taunt you with "Yer can't cum ;' April 9th was the last occasion on which I observed Snow Birds and they probably started on their northward journey soon afterward. A stroll on the morning of April 28th, revealed Chipping Sparrows, Barn Swallows, Cat Birds and Field Sparrows. May 5th (a perfect, warm spring day) I saw a pair of Kingfishers following the course of the stream and frequently uttering their harsh clatter; Chimney Swallows circled high overhead; Gold Finches sang in the willows; King Birds were perched like sentinels on the fence posts and other objects of van- tage, looking for passing insects; Towhees were scratching away in. A QUIET POOL IN "MEADOW ; the dry leaves on a sunny bank; one White-throated Sparrow was ob- served, and many Maryland Yellow-throats were calling from amongst the new, green skunk cabbage leaves. It was one of those mornings when each little creature seemed to be overflowing with the happiness of life and trying to out-do each other in volume and variation of song. On the following day (the 6th) the sweet song of the Wood Thrush resounded through the wooded portion of the meadow, and on the 10th. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Worcester, Mass. : C. K. Reed
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