CONTENTS 



PAai 



Introductio» ix 



I. The Return of the Birds 1 



II. Ik the Hemlocks 37 



III. The Adirondacks 69 



IV. Birds'-Nests 93 



V. Spring at the Capital 127 



VI. Birch Browsings 157 



VII. The Bluebird 189 



VIII. The Invitation 201 



Index 227 



