Notes from Field and Study 



445 



ing in the barberry collection in High- 

 land Park when we heard bird-notes 

 which were new to us, and, upon investiga- 

 tion, we discovered the author of them 

 clinging to a bush, and were able to 

 approach so close to him as to reach out 

 our hands to within one foot of the bird. 



Of course, under those conditions, we 

 were able to see all the markings very 

 distinctly, the rufous crown, the black 

 throat, the distinctly brownish coloring 

 on the sides (this being a great deal 

 stronger thar on the Black-capped 

 Chickadee), the whitish underparts, and 

 the rather dark or ash-colored back, 

 which tallies with descriptions of the 

 Acadian Chickadee. 



After telephoning to authorities on 

 birds, who seemed to doubt us, we went 

 back in about a half-hour, and again 

 looked him over under about the same 

 conditions. 



On January 2, 1914, while putting out 

 bird-feed, I saw two more at close range, 

 this time in the evergreens. 



Remembering the trouble of the pre- 

 vious occasion, I hunted up Mr. Horsey, 



A BIRD 'TEPEE' 

 R. E. Horsey 



FOOD-SHELF AT WINDOW 

 R. E. Horsey 



and we went back and looked them over. 



By good luck, a few minutes later, we 

 were able to get one of the leading bird 

 students of this locality to take a look at 

 them. 



Although he was very much of a 'doubt- 

 ing Thomas' when we told him what we 

 had seen, after he had thoroughly studied 

 the birds, he was obliged to admit that 

 they were Acadian Chickadees. 



I have seen them successively January 

 5, ic and 16. 



We hope that they will remain undis- 

 turbed and will come again next winter. 



I ha^'e taken up bird study, feeding, 

 and protection for the Local Park Board, 

 and Mr. Horsey, who is much interested 

 in birds, is assisting me in every possible 

 way. — -Wm. L. G. Edson, 12 Fairview 

 Ave., Rochester, N. Y. 



Wasps in Bird-Boxes 



We usually think of birds as being in 

 clover when plenty of insects and such 

 other small creatures are about; but it 

 seems that some of these are a menace to 

 the birds, and sometimes in an unex- 

 pected quarter. 



