Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1895-01-20
Hardy Little Chirpers That
Stay All Through the Cold.
DON'T SEEM TO MIND IT.
When Bold Boreas Blows They
Hide Away in Trees and Snow.
THE LARGE BIRDS GO SOUTH.
While n Great Number of the Little
Ones Stay Home and Seem to
Have Good Time of II.

tho birds which llnger In Northern climates
during the winter months. How they man
age to exist, with the snow covering the
ground and their supply OF food at the same
time. Is one OF the mysteries that many ind
1t dlflcult to understand And just how these
merry little chirpers manage to keep warm,
too. and live the winter through deepens the
mystery.
In the Eastern and Middle States there
are upward OF fifty species that stay during
the Hrst months OF the year. There are two
classes--those that live in the fields the
year around. like the blue lay. and those.
like the snow fake. that are driven to our
milder climate by the severity Of Northern
winters that even their Arctic bred. hardy
constitutions are unable to endure. During
the winter months the sombre fields are
found full Of lie. There will be found the
chrping chck-a-dee and the vigorous ham
mer Of little red crested woodpeckers VIII
be heard on every hand. In the thlckets
are the spsrrows, the fnches. the wren and
the rare cardinal, while in the open mead
ows llnger the grass finches, snow birds and
the robin; in the edge of the woods the
blue jay. flicker and butcher bird; In the
orchards and evergreens the cross bills the
pine grosbeaks red polls and cedar birls
the deep woods shelter the tiny nuthatches.
tltmlce and the little woodpeckers; the open
sky affords space for the birds OF prey. and
the seashore harbors for the gulls, sea ducks
and ash hawk. In very severe weather the
widest birds often come close to the house
and barn In search OF outdoor relief from
gentle hands.
All OF the winter birds seem to have a
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themselves In ne mud Ike frogs But this
vas li'eIe conjecture.
Ins Nense eelarS ana close nrahehes OF
hHlHh sW uSc' auu eEeIb'eehS Suyru the
winter b'rda close shelteI. ana thickets OF
bramhles are made use OF when these are
not to be found, hollow trees are natural
bsilgNs In which large Jtufnbera huddIp and
The cIye.Ille boles under the roots Of frcss
rrowlug on atesp banks are fayorIla hog-
plcss, The grouso plunges through tho
snow down IN ina rreiinI where n scronss
bare a form" or crawls under the hem
lnrly and spriire bnurhs which droon IN the
earth win tho weight Of snow and allows
the white mantle TO drift over il subsIstinr
mo while ON the spruce buds when the
storn, ceases II can easiIy dIv TIA WV out
hi sorsflrnes A rain ma haT1 fro., foIinv,
which mako such A crust ON thn annvy
mat il cannot break ia wav nm throuTb
and So staryes 10 death Tbe moro d5fne"'
tic sparrows. robins aud Hlckars hurrow Inn,
the hav-mow. find A warm roost in tho harm
mem. iha cattle or. atlrlctpd NV the warmth
8f the ttrnnre creen pndsr Tho aavsg mr.
into A ehlnIk next the chimney Of the green,
house or country dwelling Tbe neadoS isri.
and quail seek out sunny hooks in the Belds
and crouch down am NJ tbe blast v,bns
the wooacoel, hides among the NOES ana
ferns OF the damn wood ,ybsre only tbe ra,
vcraqt coib rbaIna the srrInrs Nlonr ~,
c,.st many birds 90 In tbe ge,sboro f,r a
mlldcr climate,
Every one knows the black-canncd tu-
r,ouss.-thc t,ilv uttIa ,ttcLoJaa go Lt
inli,, i,t,io c5S,'2. '''''' "ul A's
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Ont M sound bsart and mar ~ ,iio,,
As it said, Good day. GOOD sir,
Fine afternoon. old passenger!
iiii2ppy 70 meet you in these. places
Where January brings few faces"
All winter you may notice along the
field fences ana IN the grassy plats beside
the railway, where weeds have gone to
seed, active Hooks OF small, planly-attirel
little birds, as cheerful as can be- These
are our thlstle-loving gold flnches, or yellow
birds, whose simple, sweet song and bill
lowy flight were part OF the delight OF last
summer. but which now have exchanged
their kay livery OF canary yellow and blac,
for sober undress suits Of Quaker drab
The rod1nches, as such appear with tho
apple blossoms, and are seen no later than
tho gathering Of tine fruit: but their seem
ing disappearance In autumn. and rean.
pcarance IN spring, are only changes a,
plumape Nevertheless. they are moi a.
abundant in winter as In summer many
moving little distance southwArd
Deprived Of the small raptile7 tho
young Of squirrels and other mammal
eggs. and the large nlght-nying moths 49,
beetles which In summer form A Food nor
ton Of their subsistence, tho predaeous biTds
become more fierce in winter than Al ans
o'her time, anG exercise ali their eunniny
the pursuit OF such meadow-mice ana
other animals ns are lmprudent enoigb ~
step out OF their subnivean galleries ar Il,
the capture OF weaker birds. The few io,a
sh-hawks remain ly the seashore nlpns.
ing in now and then for their Amy nreS
which the bald eagle very often comnei,,
them to rellnquish to him. The gnIdan