The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1910-07-31

/ .lhii'v dol'grs - week and your hr.rI
~ not 80 h..I .Dr the simmer months. and
oven Ii O, T. only t fad my employment
dee me over IT, warm months aud gives
tine something invari NV expenses while
finishing nv s''.iir~ urNt winter. = young
| college woman Who ~ woTS.aL Ier wy -
la Profession told the reporter. 4 nave
class - seven women whom | take birding
every weekday m'ruiEg. Birding ~ the
new fat oi e. shionabla nature lovers.
Since IVES a wee bit of a girl have hal
! a passion for birds. for spying on them
aud stu lying their habits This led to nv
| receiving an OFFER to take charge Of a
/ birding class 81 seven members. Six ~
1 them rev me sja week and for convenience
sake the seventh doesn Z pay any tuition.
hut instead ! live at her house at the
summer resort.
/ For birding u is absolutely necessary
l for you 10 get your class into the woods
1 soon after daylight. We usually get IN
( the appointed spot around O'Clock thesa
/ DAYS. and sometimes even earlier. Birds
are never more interesting than in the
early morning hours when they are look
| ing about for their breakfast.
! Yes. Wa often go to the same locality
several days IN succession. We do IL he
cause We want To find out more about Ger
tain birds than can be learned by oh
serving them one morning. Only last
week We devoted five days TO watching
! a Baltimore oriole.
We only glimpsed il the first day.
member oi the class saw IL and described
IL with enthusiasm. You know orioles
are not as plentiful as they used to be.
not in New England AZ least. told her
VIII at thought it was and gave the class
little talk about that particular bird
and its habits. The result was that all
II them were wild to see IL.
We had the very best Of luck. for the
next day when we returned to the spot
one Of the very first birds I saw was that
oriole. We followed II for hours: indeed
It vas almost noon when we finally gave
up the chase The demand TO return
the next day was unanimous.
1t rained in the night. and al
though the woods were not particularly
attractive. being both dark and damp,
every member of the class was out. II
was we'll after O'Clock before We dis
covered the bird We were after. There
h. was cuddlei up beside the trunk Of
a maple. looking as uncomfortable a. Il
he was still 80 we took several SNAPSHOTS
of him which were satisfactory tn the
class though rot fattering 10 the bird
W. followed him around u, I'll the sun
hegau 20 slip out soon after which heard
. familiar note II was what | hal re~n
listening and houinC for His mate was
answering him.
We iidn'' 80" either her or their rsst
that day They are too timld for that
The click 81 IA" camera ha put hum
on hls guar The reNt daY. however.
our uer~"y"ra'C" was rewarde I. Wa
found the rest. with LAZY Baltimore
-.ste UPON o..
-Frum then IN # ror.rs.. II vas easv
10 keep our ewes on the Is.ir and watch
them A. their housekeeping We have
taken ever 50 many ph"tngr' PMS OF them
and their family "a al stages ~ develop.
mont and In an positions. Members 81
my claSs were ~ ore time under the
impr-s-ipn that both the birds knew
- and treated rs with particular friend
illness but never once nave seen any
evidence Of their leesening their vigil
RnC'.
Besides getting on the ground e~rlv
there - one other essential for members
Il d. birding class They must learn 81
lauc- which means not only RETAINING
from talking but lsH-ninR how Ia move
through n" woods = lentlv Some people
saw " only takes practice. hut ! believe
u - gift
Most nC the natur, lovers that have
known h.v" h"en persons with quiet.
silent ways IT doing things The only
member " INV class who has given us
any great trouble IN the wav 81 making
NOISE l. a girl who soon got tired. and
now though she keeps her membership
and talks .s,rncdly about birds and their
habits seldom puts ia An appearance.
She was lwavs falling down At just the
wrong moment. making e!clamations.
talking "a stage whisper; rshort doing
everything that WASH silent.
A. to lr'.ss n seems To me thar any
IncDnspIru rus walking costume ~ ap-
propriaIc NV pupils have had costumes
made fur the occasion They are either
of darS green or uf brown linen. Tho
skirts ar omit" short. with the Jackets
made y TX style with two large fiat
ppcse'z stitched On. In these pocketS
they "a ~ a note book and any other little
articles tn"y find convenient.
The hat should he small. vet should
20 some extent shade the eyes II should
u. a. incpnspi'upus a. posSihle and IN
der no circumstances should u he adorned
with a stuffed bird or wings Two members
pf my class solved the hat problem to
their satisfaction by having old panamaS
e their husbands dv~d brown They
make ideal hats for riding
zach person should 10 provided with
pair ~ strong field glasses. Ny pupils
carry their glasses sl'Iug about their
nocks So they can Use them easily at
moments notice
4 don't helIeve 'herN is bird moro
generally sought for than the scarlet
tanaRe- Almost the first wish NJ every
member Il NV class VAS 90 find one Z
these beautiful birds Oh. yes. We finally
sucCsetai
We hea-d him ealing for several dAva
IN different localities tut always in tho
same swamp The growth was too thick
and tho Cer'h ~ the water ton uncertain
Z. p 90 venture IN. ono da- WHOM con.
IL. -. v"' rH-fi'rlarlv tuy, r1hlA We
a. ~ 'h-,, mortal hours waiting for
N,'r 80 = ear
from all ap,,ouranyra h' had 'om" 80
reward - i,- ur~ ratf-nca H. remained
within q f"W wards = -. giving lie lin"
. pt,pr' r. 20 'f.,- ., mote ~ markings and
admire h'S Ir.'la1cv "" had 'alb"f
-n ,rI.n about h.ri mat "a" w"r" all t.si.
,,-. ~, ST and watch o:i uui"r-tlad
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