A Bouquet of Song Birds 
throated vireos; phoebe, pewee, nuthatch, 
chickadee, song-sparrow, field and chipping 
sparrows, chimney swallow, cuckoo, and hawk : 
considering the place, not an unusual showing, 
and others have found many more in a single 
visit. 
The encroachments of civilization are not 
likely, certainly for a long time, to interfere 
with this favored spot. For it is not only in 
the hands of those who appreciate and are de- 
termined to maintain its peculiar attraction, 
but—which is its chief safe-guard—a large part 
of the area is so extremely swampy as to give 
a naturalist the exultant thought that it is past 
all redemption for basely practical purposes, 
Neither have I any fear that the slight publicity 
given to the spot by this narrative will endan- 
ger the interests of its feathered occupants ; 
for the place is plentifully sprinkled with the 
prohibition against shooting, one signboard 
giving the threatening information, ‘‘ You are 
liable to loose your gun on this property ! ’’— 
and another, with an original display of gram- 
mar and orthography, kindly advising the trav- 
eller to ‘‘ Leave your guns home and save your- 
self troble.’’ 
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