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AMERICAN ORNlTHOLO(JY. 



Photo by Lispenard S. Horton. 

 CHICKADEE FEEDING HER YOUNG. 

 fWinner of flrst prize in class II. J 



call once more, but this time the notes were in pairs, the emphasis on 

 the second so that they were easily distinguished from those of Song 

 Sparrow. To the end of the wren's stay, I was unable to distinguish 

 with certainty between his single note and that of the Song Sparrow. 

 I found that the Winter Wren was much more easily noted than many 

 large birds because he always made his presence known by his loud 

 note or attracted the eye with his constant motion. 



Song Sparrows, Tree Sparrows, and Goldfinches find food in the 

 Haunt all winter. The Goldfinches are in flocks and liven the scene 

 greatly with their full-spirited, bounding flight, and add a very definite 

 amount to the attractiveness of a trip with their undeniably cheerful 

 note; they are anything but tristis as their name implies. From time to 

 time the Haunt is visited by the first cousins to the Goldfinches, the 

 Pine Siskins. 



These ten are the small birds of the Haunt during the severe part of 

 winter. They all seem happy, and indeed it is easy to see how they 

 can obtain their food while the trees are dry and the ground is clear; 



