Bey THE BEWICK WREN. 
his beautiful 
song or his 
confidence in 
man. 
The height 
of these ac- 
EiOGQmeg 1s 
reached at 
the mating 
season, for 
he is the bird 
that makes 
life sweet 
about the old 
log cabins, 
deserted 
w o odpiles 
and _half-de- 
stroyed — or- 
chards.  Al- 
most any 
place in the 
nei ghbor- 
Taken near Waverly. a PRES Rev. W. F. Henninger. hood of man 
is chosen for 
a nesting 
site. The arm-pit of an old coat, old tin and coffee cups, log cabin nooks and 
corners, often contain his nest. ‘This is rather bulky, composed of sticks, 
grass, wool, horse and cow hairs, quail and chicken feathers, snake skins and 
other rubbish. From four to eleven eggs are found in it in April and again in 
June. They are white with various spots of lilac-gray and brown, and my 
observations lead me to the belief that the eggs of the older birds are more 
heavily spotted than those of the younger ones, and the spots are also better 
distributed over the entire surface of the eggs, while those of younger birds 
show more minute spots, and these generally in a wreath around the blunt end 
of the egg. In about two weeks the eggs are hatched and a jolly crowd of 
youngsters soon joins the parents in their insect-hunt, and the next year we 
have the pleasure of hearing still oftener this bold, bright songster in his na- 
tive haunts. May the Bewick Wren live and thrive forever in the rugged 
hills of southern Ohio, to bring joy and cheerfulness to the hearts of men! 
W. F. HENNINGER. 
BEWICK WREN’S NEST IN OLD TIN CUP. 
