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alarm note, reminding one of a tree-toad. This he sounded Ire- 

 quenth^ and gave also that da}' another variation of song in a loud, 

 clear whistle. It is said the song of this Wren can be heard a (juar- 

 ter of a mile, and I do not doubt it. 



After leaving my steps, he joined the mixed company, remain- 

 ing near by the house for some time, apparently enjoying the excite- 

 ment as much as any, yet always intent upon his own affairs. In 

 such a motley array of birds, with many similar in size and color, 

 one would perhaps have thought it impossible to follow him with 

 the glass, yet I could do so, his movements being unlike all others. 

 As this band of migrants roamed about from trees to bushes and 

 tangles, and back to trees again, this little fellow followed on, and 

 finally, as usual, all wandered back to Underwood, the favorite 

 resting place at night. 



The following ten days he remained with this company of birds. 

 In the meantime, however, some of the Flycatchers, many Warblers 

 and others disappeared from the ranks, and Siskins and Juncos 

 joined them. Each day they seemed to travel over about the same 

 route. It apparently ranged from near our cottages at the I^anding, 

 along the shore to the northern line of Underwood, around and 

 through to the western borders, back to Casco Terrace and Town 

 lyanding. I never saw the Wren outside those boundaries, however 

 favorable seemed the locations beyond. Mornings it was with its 

 companions around our cottages and the bushes along the shore, 

 from noon till night at Underwood and Casco Terrace. 



This Wren was certainly one of the most attractive birds I have 

 yet known. At every glimpse I noted and enjoyed his many char- 

 acteristics as keenly as at first. Not so brilliant in colors as some, 

 but always good to look at in his rich, modest coat of brown, yet I 

 think much of the fascination lay in his alert, saucy manners, and 

 his inspiring voice; his way of suddenly appearing before one 

 when least expected, and in such odd places; his busy, active man- 

 ner of inspecting some old log, or stump, or a moss-covered roof 

 which seemed to contain mau)'^ choice morsels to his liking, or the 

 latticed basement of some closed cottage, bobbing in and out of the 



