BIRDS OF PEASEMARSH 



another year these ill-mannered birds would 

 not be there to torment them. 



"Easier said than done !" said some one who 

 heard our solemn vow to the bird world. And 

 this we, too, learned before the summer was 

 over. 



Their next victims were the Chipping Spar- 

 rows hopping about the door for crumbs, and 

 when Mrs. Chippie began to build in the bar- 

 berry hedge, it required constant watchfulness 

 to keep them from tearing down her nest or 

 throwing out her eggs. 



All this was a small matter compared with 

 the trouble they caused at the nest boxes. The 

 little Wren houses they could not enter, the 

 opening to admit Jenny being too small for 

 them, so they had to content themselves by 

 sitting on top waiting for her to return from 

 the south so that they could keep her from en- 

 tering. They had a long wait, for Jenny is a 

 late comer. She is an adept at dodging the 

 Sparrows when she does come, moreover, she is 

 equal to fluffing out her feathers, thus doubl- 

 ing her size, and scolding Mr. Sparrow with 

 much vigor, so we did not need to worry about 

 her. Besides she has been here long enough 

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