their own, and have frequent scuffles with the 
new comers, but nothing of a serious nature 
occurs till the bluebirds are ready to occupy the 
houses. 
The song, field, vesper and swamp sparrows 
are jubilant, regardless of the changing weather, 
and their songs may be heard by listeners almost 
any hour of the day. With nesting this year the 
songsparrow is at the front. March is early for 
placing a nest out in the open field, and yet on 
March 27 a songsparrow’s nest with five eggs 
was seen by a member of the Pine Hills Audubon 
and Nature Class in the meadow at the foot of 
Oak Ridge. Courageous little bird, for frost 
and snow will chill the air for many a day yet. 
Coltsfoot, the earliest spring flower, was 
brought to the class last Saturday. On the clay 
bank near the cycle path at the south end of 
Allen street coltsfoot abounds. It is an inoffen- 
sive little plant that thrusts its dandelion-like 
heads up through the heavy spring soil and opens 
a pretty golden disc to the sun long before its 
leaves appear. It is a common flower, yet few 
know it. 
“Full many a flower is born to blush unseen, 
And waste its sweetness on the desert air.” 
April 3, 1907. 
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