Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1901-05-17
The Morning Chorus on the Wooded
Bank of Terrace Street.

To the Editor of the Phoenix:
If the Brattleboro Bird club would COM
mission one of their experts to write up
the early morning concerts of the Ter
race street songsters. ! doubt not the
report would be surprisingly interesting
10 bird lovers. In order TO get an ade-
quate idea of the charming melody which
proceeds from the naples, locusts, elms
and apple trees, it will be necessary for
one to be on duty at the first peep of
morn. when the chorus begins with a
feeble but sweet chirpiug song, perhaps
from the leader Of the songsters. which
a. soon Joined by scores of the most mar
Velously pure notes, increasing in volume
with each additional voice until the eli
max is reached in about half an hour
from the beginning. and when the tune
ful little warblers, including the oriole
and all Of the native singers. seem eager
L. send forth their most exultant and
rurest tones TO the king of the morning.
let the writer make note of the variety
and quality of tone and tell US if he has
ever IN any cline heard a more beautiful
or more soul-stirring bird chorus than
this. He will have some difficulty. l ina
eine' in counting the different number of
sweet voices some of which, If | mistake
not, are new to Brattleboro
/ have for the past five years endeav-
cred 10 name the different species taking
part in these daily musicales and while.
IN former communication, l succeeded
I'D distinguishing some thirty different va
rletles, ! am positive that the sweet cho-
rus has been augmented this season. and
TINS morning gave abundant proof that a
new voice, unfamiliar TO the ears Of Ter
race and Walnut street residents. has
been added 10 the number
Just as the gray light Of dawn was
"treaklng through the branches this
morning the voice of the little warbler
ana probable leader was heard for a half
minute, when the peepings from other
lhroats sounded clearly through the
branches and gradually came the twitter
"llu Whlste from the little companv. bur
s'lA clear and distinct We're the notes of
the tlny leader, urging on the volume of
sound until at the end of a half hour
mere was quick pause, and with one
Erahd effort in the form of a prolonged
note the concert closed. Just then the
can OF the crow was heard in thanks.
thanks, thanks This latter annlalsa
OF course, may have been accidental brt
l nave noted the same thing on at least
."iee o'her occasions, so have a right
70 conclude mat the raven was there by
ueslgn and previous engagement. This
all occurred al about three O'Clock il, the
morning and was concluded within half
an hour after the first note was sounded
me new voice was that of an oriole
only II seemed more hute-like in its quail
~ 9Hu Is notes We're prolonged far be-
SoHu the ordinary habit of the oriole
ueglnhlng with round. pure whistle and
Cul Iii ung with well-drawn-out and
sWelled note its purity and sweetness be-
ing uneNcelled by any bird-note l have
Yer heard, Possibly some of the Bird
cup can give the variety of this songster
~ us notes are certainly new TO me. l
naruly think the birds would welcome
lianS strangers, whose presence might
possibly disturb the daily nropror, I.at
l should be glad If some one or more in
crested IN these sweet little warblers
MouIu contrive TO hear one OF these
Lar t,1'ii ming concerts, TO the end that the
ublic could know through a nratt1- sror,-
more or the traits of the feathered visi-
toIs' ana should be glad to cooperate
IN way TO make this information pos
+. W. c,
Terrace street Brattleboro
May l6, 1901.