38 Baby Birds at Home 



Warbler will, if undisturbed, pour forth its 

 sweet music by the hour together. 



It is fond of quiet gardens and secluded 

 woods, with plenty of thick undergrowth, 

 where it can find caterpillars and insects in 

 peace. Later in the summer it feeds upon 

 currants, raspberries, elderberries and other 

 kinds of fruit. 



The nest is made of straws, rootlets and 

 blades of grass, and occasionally wool and 

 moss are also used, the inside being lined 

 with horsehair. It is generally built a few 

 feet from the ground, in thorn, brier, bramble 

 or gooseberry bushes. Sometimes it may be 

 found amongst nettles, growing peas, or even 

 in rough grass in woods, thick hedgerows, 

 gardens, orchards and shrubberries. 



The eggs number four or five, although 

 six may on some occasions be found. They 

 vary in colour from white to greenish white, 

 or yellowish grey, blotched and spotted with 

 varying shades of brown, olive and ash grey. 



When you find the nest with chicks in it 

 the parent birds appear to be greatly con- 

 cerned, and scold you in notes that sound like 

 " tech." You can easily imitate them by tap- 

 ping two pebbles together. 



