ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY BULLETIN 



The bird is perched on 



THE CEDAR WAXWINI 

 of the many bird food statioi 



RESTORED TO HEALTH 

 s placed in Mr. Keller's garden. 



i'hoto^raph by Mr. Keller. 



Within a few days the bird was at home in 

 (In- garden, flying .-ill over the place, but choos- 

 ing a haunt among the evergreens, as a favored 

 spot. 



At roosting time I would go out and call. 

 which he promptly answered, until I had lo- 

 cated him. If he roosted too low. or too near 

 the outer edge of the tree, I would guide him 

 to a higher and safer spot, and he always fol- 

 lowed my suggestions and stayed where I put 

 him. 



Bunches of elderberries suspended from the 

 perches of the food houses were readily located 

 and the bird would fly to the food stations when- 

 ever he got hungry, and to this very day I find 

 small elder bushes growing all over my garden 

 that were propagated from the berries that the 

 waxwing dropped. 



Three weeks had gone by and still the bird 

 remained with us. He would come to me when I 

 called him and take a meal worm from my hand 

 without fear. Not even Teddy, our Airedale, 

 seemed to disturb him in the least. He had 

 absolute confidence. 



By this time I considered the bird as a fix- 

 ture of the garden, and I even went so far as 

 to make preparations for the winter by gather- 

 ing and drying elderberries, but I lost my little 

 boarder in a natural but most pleasant way. 



One afternoon while working in the garden, 

 I heard a number of cedar birds call, which my 

 little protege answered, and in a few moments 

 a flock of about fifteen birds alighted in the 

 evergreens. I hurried over and arrived just in 

 time to see my bird .join the others, and depart- 

 ed with the flock without saying adieu or au 

 revoir. He had answered the "call of the wild." 



I had telephoned that very afternoon to Mr. 

 Frye, inviting him and his tender-hearted little 

 son to call and see how splendidly the bird had 

 recovered. 



When Master Frye arrived about an hour 

 later and I told him about the bird's departure, 

 he looked somewhat disappointed, but turning 

 to me he thanked me and with a smile of satis- 

 faction said. "I am glad he got well." 



