BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



the Cedar Waxwing, or cherry bird, is the only 

 one to nest here. That it is a beautiful bird is 

 about all that is usually said of the Cedar Wax- 

 wing, for though it destroys some insects, it is 

 not considered so valuable as many other 

 birds. As it has the habit of visiting gardens 

 and orchards in small flocks when cherries and 

 berries are ripe, one wonders if they have de- 

 voured insects enough to pay their board while 

 in the orchards. It has a good trait, however, 

 which is frequently overlooked. It is an ex- 

 pert fly catcher, sometimes seeming almost to 

 turn somersaults in the air after them. 



KINGLETS 



To the same order but to a different family 

 belong the little Kinglets, Ruby-crowned and 

 Golden-crowned, and the little Grey-blue 

 Gnatcatcher that seldom comes so far north. 

 The Kinglets nest in low trees, but usually 

 farther north, so they are only visitors here. 

 In the early spring they make their way north- 

 ward, stopping on the way to examine our 

 orchards and woods in search of tiny insects 

 and insect eggs. They are the means of pre- 

 venting millions of these from developing and 

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