. Bird-lore . together out over the river catching gnats and dragon-flies. Last and least came a pair of Wrens and adopted a green-painted chalk-boxin a lilac bush by the porch. Of these we knew little except a preposterouslyloud and cheerful song and an occasional little brown bird which slipped noise-lessly into a tiny black hole. All this had happened by the first of July. The advantages which this placepossesses are not unique—old apple trees, nearby water and some shrubbery—yet besides the tenants of our boxes much could be said of Robins and Cat-birds, of Orioles and Kingbirds, of Chippi
. Bird-lore . together out over the river catching gnats and dragon-flies. Last and least came a pair of Wrens and adopted a green-painted chalk-boxin a lilac bush by the porch. Of these we knew little except a preposterouslyloud and cheerful song and an occasional little brown bird which slipped noise-lessly into a tiny black hole. All this had happened by the first of July. The advantages which this placepossesses are not unique—old apple trees, nearby water and some shrubbery—yet besides the tenants of our boxes much could be said of Robins and Cat-birds, of Orioles and Kingbirds, of Chippies and Goldfinches and YellowWarblers and Hummingbirds, some a prey to Sparrows and some to cats, butmost, at the last, leading out a victorious brood, working away all their gayspring spirits, but earning again their trip to the South and their fountain ofeternal youth. If any man believeth, let him go and do likewise, and above all let him swearunending hostility to English Sparrows, Starlings, and ^otes! from ifielb anti ^tulip Notes from Sault Ste. Marie, Mich. February 17 to May 29, 1916, and fromOctober 22 to May 28, 1917, I had Even-ing Grosbeaks feeding daily at my feed-ing-boxes and window-tray. Last winterwas a disappointment—only one visit,February 24, from 3 males and a season (1918) they are back. The first,a male, was in the window-tray when Icame down to breakfast October 19, at same time, a female camein, and the same afternoon there were , October 28, there are 19, 11 malesand 8 females. They are here, as before,every day from just after daylight untilmid-afternoon. Last season a male Junco stayed allwinter. This spring he mated, and muchto my disgust, on July 8 he and his wifeproudly brought to my window-tray andexhibited a young Cowbird! This is the first year (1918) that I havekept a supply of sunflower seed out allsummer. A flock of Purple Finches cameMarch 23 and were here continually untilOctober 21, when they left
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