. Bird-lore . ofessional or advanced student and the 144 Bird-Lore amateur, a relation which must be attributed primarily to the influence exertedby the American Ornithologists Union. It is the diffusion of this widespread knowledge of the economic, as wellas the esthetic importance of birds, which has made it possible to secure thepassage and enforcement of effective laws for their protection; and it is inthis continued and increasing interest in birds, not alone as our efficient co-workers in garden, field, orchard and forest, but as the most eloquent expres-sion of natures beauty, joy and f
. Bird-lore . ofessional or advanced student and the 144 Bird-Lore amateur, a relation which must be attributed primarily to the influence exertedby the American Ornithologists Union. It is the diffusion of this widespread knowledge of the economic, as wellas the esthetic importance of birds, which has made it possible to secure thepassage and enforcement of effective laws for their protection; and it is inthis continued and increasing interest in birds, not alone as our efficient co-workers in garden, field, orchard and forest, but as the most eloquent expres-sion of natures beauty, joy and freedom, that we shall doubtless find a truemeasure of their greatest value to man. The Wood Thrush By JANE S. DAVIS Midst the fern a call I hear,Flute-like wood notes, pure and clear:Come to me. Opening notes from natures throngFill the early day with song:Come to me. Then in benediction calm,When the tired soul needs balm:Come to me. Sweet and restful, pure and clear,Hymn of praise, O bird, I hear:Come to The Golden-Winged Warbler at Rhinebeck, N. Y. By MAUNSELL S. CROSBY Although twenty-nine members of the Warbler family \isit Rhine-/-% beck, only eleven species are summer residents. These are the Chest-nut-sided, Worm-eating, Golden-winged, Pine, Black and White, andYellow Warblers, Maryland Yellow-throat, Redstart, Yellow-breasted Chat,Louisiana Water-Thrush, and Ovenbird. With the exception of the last-named and possibly the Yellow-throat, the Golden-winged Warbler is thecommonest and most noticeable of the family on my farm. From six to eightpairs nest here regularly; but only twice have I had the good luck tofind a nest. I usually wait until the migration is over before beginning nest-hunting, and I now know this to be the reason for my many failures. On June ii, 1902,1 found the first nest. It contained two young Warblers,a young Cowbird, and an addled Cowbirds egg. Although it was much largerthan the Warblers, the Cowbird was evidently younger, pointing to a rathe
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