Evening star., 1936-11-16
come into his own, and his own had come
into Adjidaumo.

come INTO MS own, ana MS OWN udu COule
into Adjidaumo.
when we came up our home path on
our return to Washington, little brown
furry sprite bounced down the pave
ment toward us-a little larger than our
northern chipmunk, not quite so brightly
striped, not quite so instantaneous III
motion-but chipmunk.
Now there is a tunnel in our front
yard, leading, we suspect, to the rock
garden. There are tenements under
ground that we know nothing about.
There are very small brown objects
cruising around like boats with one sail.
We have never had anything stolen or
destroyed-and we have had many a
health-giving laugh.
-
an the red afternoon near setting sun,
a flock of baby starlings were very busy
poking holes in our front lawn, robbing
the young robbins of anglewormS. When
the angleworms failed, they hauled up
grass roots and sprouting seeds through
the cornucopia shaped holes they made
with their long beaks.
around the house corner appeared a
little creature, reddish brown, with huge
white mustachios standing out from his
mouth He was moving slowly, working
hard, cruising against the wind. AS he
approached the group of starlings, they
awoke to the fact that while this being
might be the same color as themselves,
he had more legs than they and the
white thing in his mouth was crust OF
bread.
THE nearest one made a grab at 1t,
but Munkie retrieved it. Another starl-
ing finally fastened on one end Of the
crust. Munkie backed away, pulling
starting and crust with him. He made a
sudden Jump at the startling and made
the starting drop the crust.
That worked so well that he charged
into the flock. scattering them. Before
they could clear their slow and be-
wildered minds, he had maneuvered the
crust up to the mouth Of his under
ground tunnel.
LAS the starlings recovered. and again
approached, he charged once more,
scudded back to the bread, and with a
chuckle you could almost hear, dropped
it endwise down the hole. Stiffening his
hindlegs and Strengthening his feet in the
most approved swimming posture, he
dove into the hole on top of the bread.
1.-The starlings. recovering slowly, wad-
died in solid phalanx to the holes edge,
poked their yellow beaks down in solemn
investigation. saw nothing, heard MOTH
ing-and wondered. Very truly yours,
&c. G. B."
The use of license plates as window-sill
feeders is highly original. No doubt this
is the best use to which they can be put.
Especially will it seem so to those who
now love the birds, and to all those
future bird friends who, through this
suggestion, are led to try the device, and
in time become ardent fans" OF this
happy Winter-tirne custom.
Many persons who do not yet know
they are interested in bird feeding will
in time come around to it, as they realize
that it means more songsters in their
gardens in Autumn and Winter than in
Spring and Summer cTen.
Our correspondents word pictures of
the cardinal and titmouse are happy and
to the point. Those who wish to attract
mockingbirds may do so by adopting
her suggestions as to diet.
The origin of the name Squirrel Lake,
the Lessons of the guide as to care OF
camp fires and feeding of the chip
munk, or Adjidaumo (squirreD, the pic
lures of the Homecoming. and the out
whiting of the starlings by Munkie, a
Washington, D. c.. chipmunk, are some
of the other points which we have been
privileged to present today. Similar pic
lures may be seen in most home gardens
by those VINO are sensible enough to look
for themselves.