Norwich bulletin., 1911-06-10
The QUAIL TRAP
Rinqnecls Breed-Fussy Hen Grouse-No Niahthawls-
wayside Activities-Im Tom Tinker's Dog, Who's
Dog Are You?

in February and March. have seen that
April is the month fer hawks, and May
for nesting sparrows and thrushes. put
we find that June is pre- efnihentix the
month for housekeeping war1ters. 1
make especial search through the
neIghbofhood after June 4th for war
blers' nests to remove eggs of the
parasite coWDird. SO far this season I
have found but Is nests-prairie, paru-
la. summer and chestnut sided. There
are many mora summer resident war
biers around Norwich and along the
shore from Stonington to Saybrook
than in upper Windham county Mary :
land yellow-thro not common, yellow
throated chat so abundant at the
Sound is rare breeder, and no mes, S
of orchard oriole found here for sew
eral seasons. A fresh ficker's egg
was found on the ground by our laun-
dress, and | have picked up one UNI
broken robins egg and a lot of empty
robins eggs destroyed by crows When
crows venture too near the tiny Orp-
ingtOn chicks. our pair of kingbirds are
on them quick as flash. On Memorial
day morning our field worker saw a
fox cross a neighbours garden with a
white Plymouth Rock hen in her
mouth. This vixen has from eight 10
eleven WhelpS underground near by and
the inherited taste for poultry must
be catered to and the eoops will again
teenning with young bird life and ma
lures incubator is surely being run to
its greatest capacity. 1t is the height
of the season, indeed, If we judge by
a hencoop close at hand, where there
are 35 settlers out of a possible 96.
While our feathered protectors. are
SO busy breeding, we will look up the
record of our canine protectors in the
town clerks new list. There are about
as many dogs registered as last year
and the money received for licenses
and tags about the same. We find
that the old favorite breeds of pugs,
Newfoundland and mastiffs are going
by. and the Spitz has entirely disap-
pearede Shepherds appear to outnum
Der all other races as farm dogs. The
once favorite pet names of Fido, Carlo,
Bruno and Seipio, are rarely used now,
short and fancier names are the rule.
Some of the odd names are Rascal
Ketchup. Tinker, Guess, Racket, lingo,
Togo, fluffy, Shucks, Jno Pat, Mike
Mick Mickey. Crusader, Fluffy Ruffies
and Bill Barlow. There are 10 Spots
II Jacks, Is Princes, 9 Rexes, Beau
ties. and I Teddys A lot of quick
smack of the shooting field: Mark
Flash, Dash, Charge, Fleet, Dan, Don
Tag. Bob. Dick. Clip, Nick, Nip, Flip
Tip, Trip and Grip. The Quail Trap il
protected (and distracted) by five dogs
and contributes an original and appro-
pirate name in Twinkle, for whose
name and fame we submit the follow
ing prose-rhyme:
Twinkle, Twinkle, little pup, we won
der how you will grow up. Can your
aims be very nigh, with a tail foui
inches shy? And with ears SO "dref-
fle'' short, can you always hold the
fort? AS every dog must have his
day, be a Gelert in the fray; since
dogs delight to bark and bite, don't
be under-dog in a tight: choose to be
a '.runner-up," rather than a gutter
pup; rarely call a saucy bluff from a
vagrant canine tough. There is virtue
vet in stones. so dig UP no neishbor's
bones. Chase no partridge feignine
lame; that bird -the-bush is not
your game. Never try to bay the
moon nor stay out late at night tc
spoon; stop no auto rs a lark, it means
a joy-ride for your bark For split
milk never whine, call for dog bread
when YOU dine; the lives of cats may
number nine. but one life you'd soor
resign. this command was made to &C
to he dogs all physic throw. Let
the dog star Sirius rage, he cannot
scorch your heritage: no other pups
appeal to me, they cannot dim your
pedigree. In our hearts forever reign
Boston bull of purest strain: brigh
your record, who can slur, Twinkle
Twinkle little cur C. L. f.