4 TRAVELS ABOUT HOME 



is hoped that the sketches which are here given, will show 

 what interesting facts are to be gathered at our doorsteps. 



The story of the Blue Jays, for example, reveals as much 

 of the bird mind as any experience I have had with birds. 

 The little Meadowlark study required greater effort, for a 

 time, than any other described in this volume and the results 

 were valued proportionately. The photographic record of 

 two days at ' ' Slabsides ' ' shows what interesting results 

 may be obtained both easily and quickly. In short, to see 

 old birds in a new light one has only to look at them through 

 a camera. 



Brown Thrasher 



