Norwich bulletin., 1920-04-10
NORWICH TOWN

A stranger from Brooklyn. N. H., in town this week, noticing the winter birds at their feeding places, as she watched the nuthatches and wood packers, said this was a great work keeping birds alive through the win- ter for they destroyed many hurtful Insects. Neighbors on Town street, through the long, hard winter. brought food for birds to the roof of a iean-to. F1ecks of birds, gathered in trees near. gould at once fly down. eager for theiE food By actual count one day there were 66 birds feeding there at the s4me time. Thus through the months ofrdeep tsnow they were kept from sta fing.
 After the deep snow covered grass and shrubs al pair of fiickers came to one of the homes uptown. Very cold days the ef1icker with the red on the back of the neck would stay on the south side of a large maple. or seek the shelter of the feeding box, where it could be easily seen from, he family 3ivingroom. When flref snow was gone the flicker went, not to come back. Later 1t was discovered staying about a home on East Town street. where there was an abundance Of red berries.
 The hairy and downy Swoodpeckers. are duo to leave early in April for the north. but are still here fn numbers around the trees near local homes Robins. hluebirds. song sparfows, pur- pie grackles, tred-winged blackbirds Ipd mencowlarks are here now. The song of the moadowiark. heard often Indicates that they are here in larger numbers than usual. The vesper spar row should be here now. The hermit thrush must have left it's home in the Gulf States for the Green Mountains of Vermont and the hill towns of western Massachusetts. where in sum- uier can be heard it's wonderful song which the Naturalist Burroughs says to him is the finest sound in nature. During migration. in April it doesn't often sing, but its notes nave been heard here while in passage.
 Friends of Mrs. Thurston B. Bar Der. ef Peck's corner. are pleased that her condition is greatly improved. fol- lowing Illness which kept her confined to the house since December srd. Mrs Barber suffered considerably from neuritis. and had two severe attacks of grip during which time she con gtantiy received medical treatment Mrs; Harry James Taylor of New London. who was the guest of Mrs Barber. Thursday, has visited hei weekly during her Illness.
 Ar. and ArB. Owen s. Smith o Huntington avenue. have left sthei winter home in. Eustis, Florida. afte q stay of several months. Mr. Smitl arrived In No. ~fich the middle of thi week. Mrs- Smith stopped en rout, at Washington, n. C., and will als, viait In Net Fork, before returninj to her home here.
 Mics Mary McNally of West Tow, street and Miss Jennie McIntire O Broad street have returned from business trip to New York.
 Mr. ans Mrs. John S. Bennett an, Mir. Bennett's brother, Harold Ben nett recently moved to the uppe tenement in tho Kinney house. at i Town street.
 Mrr- Henry Mcnally of West Tow street. returned Tuesday, after a tw woek8 visit with her son, Henry Nc N4lly. of New York
 " r. Whittie and family formeri Gf O1k street. Norwich, are occiinvin the house at s East Town street re centiy vacated by Mr. and Mrs. D. A OLeaxy.
 Mlss Marsen Q. Palmer has return ed to White Plains, N. r., after nass inH the spring vacation at her hom on verBnson avenue. Her brotbe Benfnmin H. Palmer, Jr., who ha b6un at home fqf the Easter holiday, l1Ages tomorrow 6Sunday) to resun hl4 Btudies at Cornell universitl ttA4eas N. Y. M sr