Norwich bulletin., 1910-07-09
HOW THE CONFIDENCE
 OF BIRDS IS WON

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 beneath. The bird was evidently kilied
 by a ca. In the night saw the male pIaining near by.
 The latter part of May, I cams across a bouquet of dried grasses and grains, which I. did not care for, so I tied it to the grapevine arbor think ing a bird might eat the seeds. One day I saw a warbling vfreo on the grasses, it was so fearless that stood within few feet and watched if, as inches in length, from the avons on the heads of the barley. When it had @ few pieces both that and it's mate, which waited near by, would fly away always in the, same direction. They came many times for two days.
 One summer a pair built their basket shaped pensiie nest in a maple in our yard one could see from tho door way, the tiny bird sitting on the nest and pouring forth its happy song by interesting book, News from the Bords," has given very correct description of the song. He sAyw, What musician the warbling virso flow of song-tadk often for hours. Now he runs uo to a very high note in the scale and now to a low one And what does he seem to say? Dear, IT, swing in the branehea The sun shines 90 brightly, 500 b-r-i-ghtf- y-y-yi I'm SO happy. lap-p-y-y. h-a-a-p-py' All this fs blended and woven to- gether in really wonderful mssh Of song"
 Probably it was the rnale which ' have read shares in, the labor of inc cubatfon, that sung go toyousiy for us. To my sorrow. trouble in the shape of a red squirrel, soon came to them and the nest was broken up.
 At my old home the wrens haze 4 nest in the box on the window sul. where they raised a family last year. I hoped to have a pair at the nsw squash shells. whtcA1 are fawostte neat ing places for them. but have not seeu one around. I especially miss the which were SO tame at tho old home. Last year the chickadees, which hatch ed about June 10th, were taken away at the end of two weeks by Marsfe and Matte. The last of July the adults tame as they had been, but would come to my hand. They did not stay around all the time through August and September. On October 1zth crumbs. but Marl<ie was 90 cross to it that it did not learn to come to my hand until the 4th of November. The next day there were four, by the end Of the third week M Decefnpcr thcFe were six and occasionally q new one joined them until there were ten os more. After watching tare tame onsn few days . new one would vsnfuss to my hand for food, and after q few attempts showed but little fear of me. Marixie did not seem 10 care when they went to, their shelf for food. but rec sonted their coming to me. and now frantically from one to another In hAs effort to drive them away; but there tfts1f rvh Hx4 A ing one the others would come. Some times. to help them, I would Efwe Markie a large piece of nuf 70 thaN he would fly away to eat or zds r. One rainy day Mar1xie and Maffe pdcakod om and hid many poison ivy Berries in the wet green liohsns on the old apple trees.
 One very snowy morning as open ca roSsn sas a0Su Sut With S sons harrow % osr~. cd wings. rose from the ground G few feet away. It carried a small bird in its claws and I found ctlichadee's feathsrs on the ground. Afterwards later f-caugfrt a oat with the head and wing of one. During the latter half of February the number decreased to three. of the three tho pair were not very friendly with the odd one. which stopped coming about the middle of March. The pair did not come after the Sd of April when the male carried food from my hand to his little mate in a free-an act which showed that their interests would soon be centered in nest building. They evidently se- lected q home in a less dangerous re- zion. Some weeks befbrs leaving they sat for their pictures. Although the camera was within a few feet, they were not afraid and did not need to bs told to Took pleasant"
 The pair of nuthatchers, the male of which had fed from my hand for three Ice aw& w4.nkA female would come to my hand. when her mate was not too independent and the chicIzadees too numerous. The male was very tame. would sit tn the doorstep against the post. which supports the arm. When Nuttie saw me he would fly to the raif, walk down the post to my shoulder, then down my arm to my hand, where he would stand and eat. Sometimes scatter ed the food on my lap for him. He made 1t evident that he had no desire for those saucy little chiokadees' to eat with him, so they usually wuited, perhaps on my head or shoulder. Sometimes when half dozen were fiuttering about. he thought it beneath his dignity to remain In so frivolous a company, so flew away with a loud "quankl Quank!" When moved they had not left for the home building and still came for food, but a week later they would pay no attention to offers of food. they were so interested ln each other. A few days ago I heard a nut hatch, so dropped my work. as the boys are said to their hoes when tho clock strikes six, and hurried out with seeds and naits. hoping that might find Nuttie and Lady. There were q pair travelling up and down a. neigh bor's tree. Although they did not show any Interest in me, was delight ed to see them. for live in hope that when the north wind doth blow and the snow comes, they will be glad to stay to dinner when they come my way. C. E. H.
 Preston City Conn. June ao 1910.