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cock whir off through the bare trees. The tempera- 

 ture is just right for vigorous exercise. The wonder- 

 ful haze of " Indian Summer " is in the air. If there 

 are steep hills, it is a delight to explore their wooded 

 recesses, or to gain the summits and look off over the 

 panorama of loveliness. The snow and ice have not 

 yet come to make the walking laborious, and it is a 

 splendid time to explore and find new bird-haunts for 

 the coming season. Many of the nests once so suc- 

 cessfully hidden are now open to our view, and we 

 gain ideas as to where to look for certain nests when 

 June returns. The climbs which in July or August 

 would nearly have melted us can now be taken with- 

 out either perspiration or chill, and with exhilaration. 



