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THRILLS OF MIGRATION. 



During the spring migration of April and May, there 

 passes through the Park a great pageant of gaily colored, 

 vivacious singers and acrobatic performers. The perform- 

 ances are repeated day after day among the branches of the 

 trees and shrubs. 



The stage is wonderfully set for the performance. A soft 

 velvet carpet of green is spread out over the ground; flower? 

 are scattered all about. There is a bright border of bloomin^^ 

 shrubs about the stage, really they form a part of the stage 

 itself. Here and there a tall tree forms a part of the setting, 

 and its branches reach up to the blue canopy overhead. 



The performers come and go; new ones are continually 

 arriving. There is nothing tiresome, nothing monotonous. All 

 is activity and charm and grace. There is continuous music. 



Some morning in early May, walk out among the red haw 

 trees and wild crab thicket in the northwest corner of the Park 

 and watch the visitors that come to the trees. On one such 

 memorable morning I found ten birds of seven different 

 species all in a single, spreading haw tree at one time. The 

 tree itself was very beautiful with its blossoms and green 

 leaves, but the presence of the birds made it all the more in- 



