i64 Bird - Lore 



from the tree, circled hither and yon about the larkspur and without warning, 

 as if by magic, found the big bunch of nasturtiums in my hand. It was all 

 over in an instant, and away went the fairy-bird to seek honey elsewhere. I 

 was very, very tired when I stepped out to gather flowers that warm afternoon,, 

 but this gHmpse into another world rested me as much as sleep. If I could 

 only tell you how wonderful a feeling it is to really be friends with the birds,, 

 so that they have no fear of one — but that is impossible! You must try for 

 yourselves, and learn, by really attracting birds to your gardens and to your- 

 selves, what fairyland and fairies are like. 



Note. — Look up the food of the Hummingbird, its nesting habits and methods of 

 attracting it to the home-garden. A. H. W. 



FROM YOUNG OBSERVERS 



A Spring Migration Record. 1910 



Robins arrived February 24. About 672 seen. 



Towhee arrived March i. [Perhaps wintered.] 



Wild Duck seen March 3, swimming in creek. 



Red-winged Blackbird, seen on March 6. 



Flickers arrived March 6. 



Blackbirds arrived March i8. [Rusty Crackle.] 



Chipping Sparrow, March 26. 



Purple Martin arrived March 31. Only one bird, a male. On April 3, his mate came. 



April 12, two more came. On April 15 there were fourteen birds. 

 Kingfisher came on April 4. 



Goldfinch arrived April 12. Five of them were seen. [P. R. as well as T.] 

 Blue-gray Gnatcatcher arrived April 13. Seen on willow tree. 

 Barn Swallow arrived April 15. Came at 9:15 A. m. Two came. 

 Cowbird arrived Apfil 18. One bird seen. 

 Water-Thrush [Louisiana?] arrived .'^pril 19. One bird seen. 

 Brown Thrasher arrived April 12 

 Slate-colored Junco left April 14. 

 Black and White Warbler arrived April 29. 

 Catbird arrived April 30. 

 Whip-poor-will arrived May i. 

 Indigo Bunting arrived May 4. 

 Scarlet Tanager arrived May 5. 

 Maryland Yellow-throat arrived May 8. 

 American Redstart arrived May 12. 

 Magnolia Warbler seen May 15. 

 Bobolink arrived May 15. 

 Blue Grosbeak arrived May 17. 

 Yellow-breasted Chat arrived May 17. 

 Chimney Swifts arrived May 19. [April 19?] 

 Ruby-throated Hummingbird arrived May 19. 

 Kingbird arrived May 23. [See table of dates below.] 



— Garrett Campbell, (age 13 years), Manninglon, W. Va. 



