The Rice belt journal. (Welsh, Calcasieu Parish, La.) 1900-19??, 1910-08-26


2irds I English birds as they al appear shake
about ND I know the lark OF on@nT e,
books, ond shelley and the El ,I "a Il
s sPasnperd; know the ingn"n3 Words. b
S Stnton and Keats; | KNOW vic and "
Mll .tn's cuckoo; know may n17 u ~,,d a
worth , ro in the merry green WOOD
a m the old ballads know Jenny n "
o. Old &c Cock Robin Of the nuIS ,ob desired I
ana an l. oS have always much aeS4 tba
Therefor tna birds in real life; and the
to a hear 5ny offered last June. IA AS
Opp Ss anatch but a few hours from "a
oOu .. exacting round Of pleasures 80 Sh ba
very very sA ii vas necessary for me to 'sa De
da ilS come companion who could 'oe etr
s stu both song and singer a IN
ai N.Y. uJ' Grew, a keen lover OF ou, ,S4
T Nte in all its phases and a sno oV sonrs
mo ~, o 40 who knows the son fa~
~, 0nd Uays of English birds as , very n rC
anu , ~o them, l found the best pos
slT uTo 1aft London on the morning o.
"a hours before | salieo ilon.
S june ., Getting off the tram a'
sou.n@ an.pEn we drove to the pretty
sm,ling valley Of the ltchen. , an
s ma tramped for three or four noG u.s.
W. w. again drove, this time to the euse
ri the New Forest |he[e "" +ronnef
u ~ wv toa at an inn, and then trampe'
w. the forest to an inn on us oVn
'pio ,Sa Of Rrockenhurst At the con
olnsion Of our walk my companio.
c.u ads list of the birds we had seer
niatn an asterisk opposite thos
p whscb we had heard sing. There WEI
Al Of the former and 20 o. 'N0
as . Thrush sB4ackbird, *Lark' *Ie,io
Hammer, sRobin, *Wren, uelus
t nrastad Wren. *Goldfnch, *Greenhnc
pied Wagtail, Sparrow Dunno u,
Hodge tI% Accentor), Missel ThruS
Startling, Rock, JackdaW' FD'a 1Tar NJ
sGarden Warbler, *Willow "arDL
.chiT Chaf, *Wood Warbler III III
craonor *Reed Bunting, +Sedge ="
bier, Coot, Water Hen, Little GF'
p nabchickl, Tufted Duck, Wood
econ, Stock Dove, *Turtle Dove, +
vii, Tit (?Coal Tit, "Cuckoo, 'Nls
iar' sswallow, Martin, Swift Pne"S'
Partridge. a
The bird that most impressed
On nv walk was the blackbird.
already heard nightingales in a
dance near Lake Como, and had
listened to larks but | had never IL
either the blackbird, the song Uni
or the black cap warbler; ana WI
tnew all three were good SIM
did not know what really
tiful singers they were. blach
we're very abundant, and they piaS
nrominent part in the chorus Whlc
heard throughout the day on
hand, though perhaps loudest IN
lowing morning at dawn. IN ltS :,
and manners. the blackbird str1t
resembles our American roDln' d
deed looks exactly like robin
yellow bill and coal-black piu
It hops everywhere over the
inst DC our robin does, and 1t Ii
nests In the gardens in the same
ion. Its song has a general
blance to that Of our robin, OUT
Of the notes are far more II
more like those of our Wooo
Indeed there were individuals
those we heard certain OF who's
seemed to me almost to equai
of melody the chimes OF the
thrush: and the highest posslpl'
for any song bird is to lKen
to that of the wood thrush OF
thrush. certainly do not tnl
the blackbird has received lui
In the books. knew that IL
singer, but | really had no IL
fine singer he was. sappos
hi; troubles has been his ma
as with our own cat BIRD. W
appears In the ballads as I'd
bracketed with his cousin, u
the song thrush, it is far easl
ignize him as the master sli
he is. 1t is a fine thing for
to have such an asset OF Tue
side, bird so common, so MI
dence, so fearless, and sucn
beautiful singer.
The most musical singer
was the black cap warbler.
my ear its song seemed MOI
than that of the. nightingale
astonishingly powerful for
bird; in volume and continu
not come up to the song
thrushes and of certain o
but In quality, as an lsola'
melody, 1t can hardly be- su
Among the minor singer
was noticeable. We all
pretty little bird from the
was prepared to find MIN
Bad attractive as he prove
had not realized how w
No Cause for Ala