CONTENTS 



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FOREWORD xi 



LANDLORD TO THE BIRDS ..... i 



JIM CROW 27 



THE CHEERFUL CHICKADEE 55 



THE MENACE FROM ABOVE 77 



BY INLAND WATERS 100 



POKING AROUND FOR BIRDS' NESTS 122 



THE QUEEN OF THE SWAMP 151 



FORGOTTEN ROADS .158 



FROM A BERKSHIRE CABIN 170 



LITTLE FOLKS THAT GNAW 185 



THE WAYS OF THE WOODCHUCK .212 



FOXES AND OTHER NEIGHBORS .234 



IN PRAISE OF TREES 262 



ENJOYING THE INFLUENZA 285 



ADVENTURES WITH AN Ax 291 



WEEDS ABOVE THE SNOW 3<>i 



