The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20

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ihformet bird observer.
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doea not sppsal surely must be ~ Tor
tfeasons. s~tfataeems and sp1tla, Ihs
beauiy " bird blumaGe appeals directly
o. thu Hethetlo appreciation OF colof eI-
fecte their natural temperament ~ ~.
pressed by their daily life ans. particularly
BY their nesting habits and thelr so'io,,unS
aympaahiea, but In their calls and eheir
auugs ara revealed che cleafeet euReest!iona
u the distinctly human emotions: John
burroughs expressed this Idea when ne
said:
Among our own birds there is the cong
Of the hermit thrush for devoutness and
religious serenity. that Of the wood thrush
for the musinR, melodioua thoughts 81
twilight. the song sparrow's for eimple
faith and trust. the bobolinh's for hiliruy
and elee, the mourning doves Tor hope
every day oontsntment, and the nooturte
Of the hooking bird for love.
aThe note OF the pewee IL q human. sign
the ohickadee has a OH full OF unspe1kable
tenderness and fidelity. There is pride In
the song Of the tansger. and vanity In that
There IL something distinctly human
about the robin: his IL the note Of boyhood.
| ave thoughts that follow the. migrating
| fowls northward and southwark and that
20 with the ssl birds into the desert OF the
ocean, lonely and tireless 70 they.
Il sympathize with the watchful crow,
| perched yonder on that tree, or walking
about In the fields. / hurry outdoors to
hear the clarion Of the wild gander when
his comrade In myhemp sends back the call
There is exact truth as we'll as literary
beauty in these characterizations OF the
moods and emotions suggested by the songs
of the birds named, and even this finer
enjoyment of bird life may be experienced
stop and listen with a sympathetic
ear; That the woods and the fields
will become very different and vastly
| more interesting places once one begins to
understand and appreciate the bird life
| there seems obvious enough. at least TO the
| bird lover. 1t is an interest which, once
| formed, grows stronger and stronger, be-
cause the subject matter Is not only mex
h ustible from the intellectual viewpoint
but makes constant and direct appeals
to the sympathies.