BIRDS AT THE WINDOW 211 



be no doubt of it, though it was only the 

 10th of February : Corydon was already 

 " paying attentions " to Phyllis. Success to 

 him ! I notice, also, that chickadees are be- 

 ginning to whistle " Phoebe " with consider- 

 able frequency, though there is nothing in 

 the weather to encourage them. Birds have 

 an almanac of their own. Spring is coming. 



