66 Bird - Lore 



had a fight. The Nuthatch came down the limb, and flew under the Sparrow, 

 then came behind the Sparrow and drove him ofif. Then the Nuthatch ate his 

 dinner. I put nuts, crumbs, and ground corn on my table. — David Prudden, 

 (age ii), Logansville, N. J. 



[Will our young observers tell us what seeds the Junco likes best in their vicinities? 

 Are there many seeds unfit to eat ? Each owner of a lunch-counter, food-table or even 

 of a tree with suet attached may watch the actions of birds toward each other when 

 feeding. In my bacii yard, the Blue Jay, Downy Woodpecker, White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, English Sparrow and Chickadee claim the suet put out, in the order named. — 

 A. H. W.] 



A Turkey Buzzard's Nest 



Last summer, while camping in the woods near Kelly's Ripple, I noticed a 

 large number of Buzzards in a swampy woods and concluded from their 

 actions that they nested nearby. So I hunted for their nest several days and 

 finally did stumble upon it by accident. It was simply a depression lined 

 with leaves, under the overhanging edge of an old Indian mound, and con- 

 tained two creamy white eggs lightly blotched with brown. I found this nest 

 on May the fourth. It was a red-letter day for me, because I think a bird's 

 nest is of more beauty and attraction than the bird itself, and it is the only 

 Buzzard's nest I have ever found. I had to leave shortly afterwards and felt 

 the keenest disappointment that I was not allowed to watch the incubation 

 and growth of the young birds. — Chas. E. Carson (age 15). 



[What other species of birds nest on or near the ground? — A. H. W.] 



A Colony of Baltimore Orioles 



I live at Rudkin, W. Va. We have a Barker Junior Audubon Club in our 

 school and I am a member. We have studied Bob-white and Cardinal, and are 

 going to study the Baltimore Oriole at our next meeting. We all enjoy our 

 meetings and our pictures so much. This fall I found four Baltimore Oriole's 

 hammock nests on our farm. There must have been a colony of them. I am 

 going to watch for them next year and see if they come back to the same 

 place again. 



We are going to make bird-houses in January and February in order to 

 have them ready for the first Bluebird. 



I like to feed the birds now while it is so cold for they get so tame they will 

 eat with the chickens. — Lulu Barker (age 12). 



[Finding nests when the trees are bare is a pleasant and instructive diversion, for 

 one can see plainly then just how the nests are placed and how well they were built. 

 What other nests besides the Baltimore Oriole's may be found in winter? — A. H. W.] 



