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F all our native birds, I love the robin 

 most — his notes are so cheerfal, he is 

 so confiding, and builds his nest so 

 near my door. Besides, he is with 

 us among the first in the spring. In the 

 month of April, the robin commences his nest. 

 He seems to have a preference for the apple- 

 tree, and sometimes an orchard, "wdthin a 

 stone's throw of the farm-house, Avill in the 

 early summer months embrace quite a village 

 of these birds. "Watch their movements in 

 April, and you will see them, in pairs, flying 

 about from tree to tree, until they find a 

 suitable place for their nest, and then they 

 set about the work of building. The robin's 

 nest is formed generally of small sticks and 

 straws, held in their place by mortar. The 

 inside is finished with a soft lining. 



