200 Language Through Nature 



Lesson 130 

 BIRDS 



Tell where many of the birds 

 have been during the winter. 



Mention birds that have returned 

 this spring, and the order in which 

 you saw them. 



Describe any one of these birds. 

 Tell what you can of its flight or 

 other movements. What can you 

 say of its call or song ? 

 Tell what you know about its food. 

 Where, and of what, will it build its nest? 



Where does the owl nest ? Write about one of these birds, telling why 

 it went away last fall, where it went, what yon think it saw while 

 away, its return journey, and why it came back. 



SUGGESTED WORK 



Watch for birds returning from the South. Note the color and size of each. 

 Watch the way in which they fly. Listen for their call or song. Find out what 

 they eat, and how they get their food. Learn each bird's name. 



Watch for any signs of nest-building. What material does the bird gather ? 

 Where does it build ? What means does it take for the protection or conceal- 

 ment of its nest? Keep a record of the date on which you first see each bird. 



Beloved of children, bards and spring, 



O birds, your perfect virtues bring, 



Your song, your forms, your rhythmic flight, 



Your manners for the heart's delight, 



Nestle in hedge, or barn, or roof, 



Here weave your chamber weather-proof. 



From "May Day'' by Ralph Waldo Emerson. 



