Hedgerow Life 
from the harsh winter one ; forin March 
he goes courting, and rings a little 
silvery bell up and down the trees and 
hedges until he meets his bride. 
When the summer ‘birds “begin to 
arrive, and enliven the fields and hedges 
with their presence and songs. The 
chiff-chaff, though one of the smallest, 
is the first to come. Its loud note, 
“Chip. chip,” can be heard in the 
tree-tops in March, while the weather is 
still bleak and cold. Then its cousin 
the willow-wren appears on the scene, 
and, soon after, the wood-wren. All 
these three build domed nests on the 
ground. 
By this time there are fresh arrivals 
daily. ‘The swallow may once more be 
seen skimming over the ponds and fields, 
and we begin to listen for the welcome 
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