Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1893-06-02

ping about with the utmost assurance
ana most contidingly. We know the
little fellows in chestnut cap, his back
beautifully striped with black, bay and
Sraylsh brown-little chipping sparrow.
IN a moment his mate will appear from
tne tlny horsehair nest in the climbing
honeySuckle, where she has been feed
ing her hedglings. And now, as our
TREND, the farmer, hoes the garden
weeds Whlie waiting for his breakfast
he receives another welcome from the
appletree branch. This time the notes
are as bright rs the bird that sings Them
Ia gorgeous black and orange oriole
Golden Robin), but his continual TN
wee, tu-wee," though clear and bright.
will grow to be monotonous.
Topnot beauty, the brown cedar bird.
Is taking an inventory in the cherry
tree He has lost his appetite for
cedar seeds and is anXiously waiting
till the vhelries shall ripen. His con-
science does not trouble him, for does
he not swallow the harmful bugs and
worms and caterpsllars and take his
pay i'll cherries? l am afraid he is Il
lritie vain of the black velvet trim
quilts walked With red 1T the tips but
surely he cannot be very proud of his
WheeZy whistle. Near by stands the
apple tree, but where is the green fruit
that should be ripening upon it! Ask
the bird with the beautiful crimson cap
Uhe breast and beak of crimson, too.
mixed with dusty streaks), just uoiS-
ing on one of the limbs. and he will
. confess, that he With his mate, Mrs
purple + nch, built Their nesl ii IN
: orcn,,,u inat they nusht feed upon the
; blossoms
Eve brown mites, song sparrows,
from the ridge-polc shout out their
Three. three, three-e-e-e-e.' just rs a
glorious melody is heard. Is it the
: song of the robin? No, for the notes
4 are richer and clearer, and the farmer
looks quickely toward the thick shrub
berry to see his Old friend, rs Il rose
e breasted GroSbeak. He is as large us
1 Il robin, but is black above and white
/ underneath with white bars across
y his wings and Il rose spot on his breast
l Away back in the shubbery, Mrs. eros
L beak, in plain dresS-black and brown.
$ striped above and white below-is keep
!, lings. Pretty gold-tinch thistle birtD
: with black cap, tail and wings, and
9 bright yellow body, is safe in his home
: on the fruit trees. He was tired of
feeding on thistle seeds, his winter
food, and glad to get back to the
: orchard again. Wien you hear his
Il voice, you will think a canary is singing.
s Breakfast over and the colniicld
$ weeds are waiting. Listen Is it song
S sparrow that we hear? The notes are Il
II little sweeter and more restful, and
the singer is flying low. He is larger
than our song sparrow, and the two
, lateral tail feathers are white All!
l. that is baV-Winged bunting, or vcSpcr
Il sparrow, us he is sometimes called,
e because he loves to sing after shutdown.
Il We will be careful that we do not
II step on Mrs. Bunting. She is down
# under Il tuft of grass Matching out her
q second brood. Bobolink is balancing
on wsp of grass and solemnly taking
in the scene. How can he help looking
l. solemn i'll his black and white dress,
IS with perhaps Il touch of yellow? He
< is thinking What au odd fellow he is
t. Now he is black and white bVbolink
-.
$. then he will be brown boboiink As
ID he passes through The southern states
I'll on lis way south he will be reed bird,
If because he lives on wild oats, and
when he reaches Carolina he will be
rice bird. Indigo bird (goldlinchs couS-
N i'm fits out from the edge of the wood,
IN looking rs though he had been dipped
n in bluing. He is an exquisite bird
n. with a persistent lisping "tehce, tchce,
&c tehee, tehee, tehee.' Soon meadow
ed lark, sitting ON Il fence post, will sing
90 sweet songs to the hay-makcrS, and
d watch his mate in the nest down under
an innocent tussock of grass A hap
pier rural couple can not be found,
10 nor Il more modest rustic pair. They
k are brown and black above with rich
ri dark yellow underneath, crossed on
nv the breast by black velvet crescent,
in and bit Of yellow on the wings.
~ Cuckoo, in Quaker dress, is such II
IN shy bird land stealthily sometimes, too,
er | fear,) that he will give only OCCASION
a al glimpscs of himself, as he swiftly
o. steals from branch to branch, concealed
20 by the foliage of the woods. Red
% winged blackbird, like Il commander-in-
nd chief in bright epaulets, appears on
No. the edge of the swamp and adds his
q cultural to the other bird notes.
or When the days work is done, from
-, the woods come the sweetest calls
an it to supper, or is it q goodnight? Note
follows note so fast and so ringing
you wonder if it is the tea-bell. But
>, the farmer does not see his little wood
NJ thrush friend for the bird is hidden
lis away among the trees as he sings ms
w. .eh rhehu vehuhu, eh Villa villa Villa
in vehehu, eh vehu velu villiu good
on night. goodnight! good-night!'
nd The description of the plumage OF
nj the birds is of course very incomplete
INF only sufficient for casual indentification
ro The song sparrow is dusky striped
m above with lighter stripes on neck and
q breast.