The daily morning journal and courier., 1907-04-29
NORWICH BIRDS.

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 Following is a report of paper writ ten by Miss Fannie L. Treadway (now Mrs. M, M, Whittemore of this city) which appeared in the Norwich Bulle- tin:
 At the meeting of the schooIhouse club @ charming paper on Norwich Birds" was read by Miss Fannie L.. Treadway, whose intimate acquaint- ance with the habits of the feathered favorites qualities her to write of them with interest and authority. Describing an early morning stroll in company with two observing friends, Miss Tread way notes the presence of the rose breasted grosbeak, the indigo hunting and the virego going on the say:
 While the trio were taking notes of a cUriously marked greenish bird which proved to be the tanager's mate down f1Cm the top of an oak came a hoarse call of two notes: "Chip-cherrr" follow ed by a song which made one think of a robin not very strong and suffering from a cold. Soon the beautiful scarlet coat with black trimmings come into view and we hail the brave bird who is so devoted to his family and forgets to screen himself while defending them. A cardinal and a scarlet tanager made us look for another bit of flame which presently darted by, giving us Baltimore oriole" on our page.
 A shadow appears on the grass, and out come the pencils to record purple grackle." but another look brings a laugh from all three, and the COW bird (for it was he), salutes us with his | "Cluck- see-Cluck-s see"
 Since the books put blackbirds and orioles in the same ramily we look around for one of its other members the purple grackle, common crow black bird, who as Mrs Tryon says hasn't @ black feather on him." With obliging promptnass he walked l (blackbrds do not hop with both feet) into view, was recorded, and passed on | leaving us ungenerously wishing that he had been his brother Redwing hop ] Celia Thaxter's Gay, soldier blackbird wearing on his shoulders, red gold Iedged epaulettes.'
 The wood thrush, in the absence of l Ih.3 brother hermit (who was building l his nest among New Hampshires white Ihills then) holds the first position among the soloists of the whole order of sing CTS. A bird whose lineage proud and high degree are In evidence In his ap- pearance, movements, habits and song "A patrician poet lover and saint whose | "Airoes sets you quoting
 That's the wise thrush he sings each
 song twice over
 Lest you should think he never could recaDture
 "This first fine careless rapture
 The Veery or Wilson's Thrush has been heard down by Trading cove and the Norwich Birds paper says The Veery's song can still be heard at dusk 1 back of sachem park, and at Vergason hill on the line of the trolley"
 Of his song they say there are eight tones. the last two being on the same pitch as the first two, with no break l from beginning to end; the first half de- , lberate. the last half hurried To Mrs Wrght's ears this sunset bird sings | his prayer in two sentences in a high key. then two @ little lower and softer like an echo.'
 The dear brown thrasner takes q most prominent part in the chorus and makes the air trembla with his song indeed" The smile when we read that
 'ha likes fruit for dessert after cater Ipillar soup and bettle stew" | While the "catbird croons on the lilac bush let's gossip a bit about him. Says one observer "He is quck-witted, sympathetic, always willing to help his neighbors when they have trouble with crows or squirrels The balance of this M. J. Savage writes:
 "Thou highwayman of the wood
 Our New England Robin Hood" l Celia Thaxter seats the performers in the Birds orchestra where we find the meadow lark playing the oboe, Spring O the year, spring O the year." pipes this musician.
 One bird lover declares that "It's note goes like 8 shaft from a cross bow, IA clear sweet strong, hish-keyed note uttered from some knoll or rock or stake in the fence"
 1 The flicker with his thirty-six names. yellow w-hammer, high-hole, wake-up, golden winged wood becker, seems to plead for notice after the meadow lark, because of a similar black crescent on this breast.
 His jolly, laughing call may be heard at any time of day on our hills and in our woods It is woe to all ants that destroy timber or ripe fruit of the flick CTS sticky tongue with its horny barbed tip spears them from holes and cran- nles.
 What the tongue is to the woodpeck- CT powerful bill is to the cuckoo, who with it tears away the ugly webs of the tent caterpillar, forty of which he will eat without stopping.
 Speaking of butchers, the northern shrille and blue jay claim attention. An observer says: "The shrike cannot sing Ca mistake, he has a sweet song, they say), but after impaling a grass hopper on @ thorn he will make a hid eous effort to be melodous over the deed. So the blue jay will utter it's 'Oo-diedoo oo-die-doo' as soon as 1t has wiped it's bill clear of the blood stains received in murdering a nest full of young birds
 1 In the company or vagabonds and robbers belong the English sparrow, at