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we begged some wrapping 

 paper at a way station and 

 the girls in the picture ex- 

 plain the rest." — Clara J. 

 Clair, Philadelphia. 



[Only those observers who 

 go afield rain or shine, know 

 the real joys of bird-study 

 There comes to mind a sudden 

 wild, blustering squall off Lake 

 Michigan, when Lincoln Park 

 in Chicago was thronged with 

 migrants. In a few moments, a 

 bright, spring morning became 

 overcast, and a strong wind 

 with rain literally dashed from 

 all quarters. A flock of Grackles 

 barely breasted the storm, 

 perched thickly in a half-leaved 

 tree. Robins rudely swept from 

 the turf, struggled to keep suf- 

 ficient balance to enable them to flutter into the nearest shelter, while small birds of 

 many species vanished almost as if by magic. The writer, huddled underneath an 

 insignificant tree near the entrance to a road-tunnel, and hanging desperately to a 

 wrenching umbrella, was amazed to find at close quarters, several birds, the rarest of 

 which was a Blue-headed Vireo. While the squall lasted, and escape was dangerous, 

 fear of their human companion seemed to be wanting, or, more probably, to be lost 

 in the suspense created by the havoc-making elements. As the wind subsided and 

 tossing branches ceased snapping, the birds quickly regained their normal attitudes 

 and betook themselves to more remote quarters. It is one thing to look at a bird 

 through field-glasses with the sun at one's back and quite another, to look it squarely 

 in the eye in the teeth of a gale. — A. H. W.] 



TWO MEMBERS OF THE 'WAKE ROBIN' CLUB 



AN OPPORTUNITY FOR HELPFUL EXCHANGE 

 CORRESPONDENCE 



I am forwarding to you under separate cover three school papers, and the 

 supplement of the official organ of the Education Department of South Aus- 

 tralia. They may interest some of your members, in so far as they indicate the 

 steps we are taking in our schools to educate the 'young idea' up to bird pro- 

 tection. 



What are our American cousins doing in this direction? Could any of them 

 send a written message of encouragement, to be printed in the Children's 

 Hour in this state? I'm sure our boys and girls would be most appreciative. 

 Yours sincerely. — Alfred Geo. Edquist, Adelaide High School, Education 

 Department, Adelaide, South Australia. 



[A request coming from so distant and so attractive a country as Australia ought to 

 find a ready response from the boys and girls of Bird-Lore's School Department. 



