. Bird lore . ungry youngBluebirds. There they all were, clamoring for mealworms, and they allcame to the hand to feed. For about three weeks they remained inthe neighborhood, and a whistle or two would bring them down to ourhands. A young Chipping Sparrow, while it never came to feed, wasalways seen with the Bluebirds,. I had hopes that by feeding abun-dantly I might be able to hold them through the winter and soon have acolony of tame Bluebirds; but about September 20 they suddenly disap-peared. I thought they had started on their long journey, but two weekslater the three Bluebirds, with Ch
. Bird lore . ungry youngBluebirds. There they all were, clamoring for mealworms, and they allcame to the hand to feed. For about three weeks they remained inthe neighborhood, and a whistle or two would bring them down to ourhands. A young Chipping Sparrow, while it never came to feed, wasalways seen with the Bluebirds,. I had hopes that by feeding abun-dantly I might be able to hold them through the winter and soon have acolony of tame Bluebirds; but about September 20 they suddenly disap-peared. I thought they had started on their long journey, but two weekslater the three Bluebirds, with Chippy still in tow, came back, as it wouldseem, to bid final adieu. They all came to the hand as before, but meal-worms seemed to have lost their attraction somewhat; for they, for thefirst time, left some uneaten. Except for here and there a tell-tale feather,they now looked like adult birds. Since that day we have neither seen norheard them, but we still cherish the hope that spring may bring them to FEEDING THE ORPHANS
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