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THE GREAT NORTHERN DIVER 116 



THE POWDER POST BEETLE 120 



A FLOATING ISLAND 123 



ACTIVE GLEANERS 126 



FLOCKING ALREADY !...... 130 



WHEN THE SWALLOWS 133 



THE FASCINATION OF LIGHT . .... . .136 



THE CANADIAN MOCKING-BIRD ... , . 139 

 THE OLD SPORT . * . . * , . .142 



A MIGRATING BUTTERFLY . . . < ' :; . . 145 



THE GREAT BLUE HERON . . 149 



FLOWERS OF THE SEASON ,152 



THE PASSING OF SUMMER . 155 



THE WANING YEAR . . 158 



THE WITCH HAZEL 161 



THE TUSSOCK MOTH . . . . . . .165 



EPIPACTIS VIRIDIFLORA 169 



DEPARTING SUMMER VISITORS .172 



WHIP-POOR-WILL 176 



BIRDS OF PASSAGE . 179 



THE HAUNT OF THE COOT 182 



A LONELY WANDERER . 185 



THE AUTUMN PANORAMA 188 



THE DEAD LEAVES FALL 191 



WEATHER PROPHETS , 194 



As THE YEAR PASSES 198 



PREPARING FOR SPRING 201 



EARLY WINTER ........ 204 



SOME WINTER VISITORS ....... 207 



WINTER BUDS 211 



BITTERSWEET 214 



INSPIRED BY THE SNOW 217 



AN EVENING REVELLER 220 



THE GREAT HORNED OWL 223 



MUSKRATS 226 



LAST DAY OF DANGER 230 



THE BEACH IN WINTER 233 



NATURE'S DREAMS 236 



INDEX * . -243 



