Eastern Utah advocate. [volume] (Price, Utah) 1895-1915, 1914-05-07

IN winch the native Oifde coukrc-
gate In vast numbers. The kinds
are numerous. and exceptional op-
portunitios for studying them are
open TO the people of the towns
along that river.
Dawn and early morning are the
best times for bird observation.
Five O'Clock IN the morning was
the hour chosen by the local bird
guide. Mr.. Marferdlng. when par
". including the writer. went forth
last saturday TO have a look at the
birds Of that locality.
The meadowlarhs were already
singing. and their glorious out
bursts OF silvery melody rang in our
ears from all parts OF the compass.
They were IN the fields everywhere
--on the ground picking up grass
hoppers and searching out white
grubs. on the fence posts. telegraph
poles. and tree branches. Their
songs. whistles. trills. chirks and
chortles. allowed but slight inter
walls for songs OF other birds to sa-
lnte our cara Many other bird
songs we're plentiful. however. as
soon "a we tried to hear them; and
first 10 reach our ears were tho
tinkling trills and bright whiatling
OF the Arctic towhcc. what n
beauty this western chewink IL.
with his black head and reddish
brown and white colora. his dark
mantle laced with siivcry veil. hia
long. active tail spotted with white
Much firmcr In appearance than the
eastern chewlnk. he does not say
chewing" as does his eastern cou-
sin, but caws and news and sines
and trills In the drollest fashion
while he proudly pcrches before
you. or causes you 20 laugh out
right when you see him on the
ground beneath his favorltc bushes.
scratching for an honest living. and
seeking the pcstiferous grubs that
"ttt NahtT tut tttNhH ohu t'aNtas
For he scratches. not like hen.
but with both feet at once. jump
Ing forward and backward az with
his atrong claws he uncarths the
plant destroyers and saves our field
crops comical and useful. musical
and grotosque. a clown and fairy
one can watch him by the hour
without becoming tired. for he s.
always doing, saying. or singing
something new.
But hnrki the sweet. sweet,
sweet" and the merry. merry
cheer" Of the song sparrows bril-
liant piocolo rings forth with r9re
vim and frequency. We can noi
choose but listen. nor can we with
hold our rapturous praise Of his
music az he varies Il with dear
dear. dear. think OF Il. think OF A."
drawing out the first notes tiii they
run the scale with a sliding change
Of pitch. and then singing IN n min
Or key with alto quality. and say'
Ing tut. tut" at the end. NJ Il
hardly satisfied with the little sonf
that Il not his best
Il Is now the house wren'a turn
and Jenny's song. stili more bril-
liant. n less soulful h poured forth
from o bushy covert In the swamp
And there she Il the hrownisi
beauty with the long. curved bill
and the short tail OF course THU
important little pewonaEc Is reei'.
Jenny's husband. who shakes from
HIS little throat these floods Of De
iirioua music, while she, Just % chi
and trim as her mate. tictaos hsl
appreciation back 20 him from th'
reedy sedgos just below.
IKE. Ike. Ike and MAG. Mag,
screams out the great, tandsom'
black and white magpie. who's
stick-bunuied nest aisriEures Tn
high tree there And yonder file
ono OF them our field glass show
an egg In rs beak Ct has alread,
plundered the nest of one OF "a
small neighbOrs.
A sparkling twitter from the tire
tops aud tiny forms dart TO aud fro
The glass reveals their brilliant vel
low patches on the gray and blacl
plumase. They are Audubon warb
lers. searching every leaf for insec
eggs and larvae Among them ar
other plump little dots. still NOR
alert. skipping from branch TO twig
Up goes tho field glass and new ex
CARNATIONS OF admiration follow
These are ruby-crowped kinglets
fun Of chatter. small gossip ans
bright songs.
Two sparrow hawks alight 70
gether In a cottonwood One hai
caught field mouse what moI.seE
they arel--and Is deyouring It Will
evident satisfaction. Red shaftes
flickers so bounding by and cling b
the tree trunks. exploring the bari
for the boring larvae.
J No need 70 go on; these we've lea