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Title: American ornithology, for home and school
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Reed, Chester A. (Chester Albert), 1876-1912
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: (Worcester, Mass. : Charles K. Reed)
Contributing Library: American Museum of Natural History Library
Digitizing Sponsor: Biodiversity Heritage Library

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THOLOGY. than the Blue-bird. He is to the bird world what the anemone and blood-root are among early flowers. Meadow Larks kindly turned their warmyellow and black breasts to us. Little March lambs frisked in field andbarnyard. One tiny black-legged lambkin leaped high off his four feet inhis gambols, from the pure joy of living. I wonder if it compensates forthe inevitable end. The innocence of the young animal world would inclineevery Nature lover to turn vegetarian. April 12, 1902.A ride in the chill wind. Back into the big wood I went, cold, shivering,feeling that I should see nothing. For a little while it seemed that my fearswere to be realized, when, suddenly, the wood awoke. The sun came out.The wood was full of Robins. Every limb seemed to bear one. Then, asif by magic, a great flock of Juncos appeared—one by one, two by two, bythrees and half dozens, flying northward through the stately wood, and sing-ing their little song on one note. A Kinglet, a White-breasted Nuthatch.
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Shrike on Nest. Photo by Jno. M. Schreck. AMERICAN ORNITHOLOGY. 55 Flickers. Sapsuckers. a Towhee Bunting, which sang from a brush heap;a Carolina Wren and a big Hawk were all within a small radius. Twenty-eight varieties made the list for April 12th. May 19th. Here am I hehind in bird notes, but Ive been seein things, if notwriting about them. Lovely, entrancing May! Events of the bird worldhave crowded so fast that the diary is at loss to record them all, with thebeauty of the fresh spring world, its blossoms, carols and sunshine. There have been earlv trips to orchard, wood, meadow, riverside and lake,where we caught under our glasses the latest Warbler or followed theThrushes through bushy retreats. Rides and tramps and enthusiasm andknowledge have marked the month. On the eighth, having been invited to join a party of teachers, I arose atfour oclock, took a hasty lunch and, notified by telephone, sallied forthabout five oclock to meet some of the party at the corner. Our destinat

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