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HOW ROBINS GIVE PLEASURE TO MILWAUKEE BOYS 



A ROBIN'S NEST 



One May morning I went into the yard to see if I could find any birds' 

 nests. I soon came upon a nest in a bush only about 5 feet from the ground 

 It was made of mud, dried grass, and horse hair. A Robin flew into it. A few 

 days later there were four blue eggs in the nest. I watched the nest every day 

 and soon there were four little Robins in it. They were very ugly looking 

 because they did not have any feathers. I took worms and bread crumbs 

 every day and laid them somewhere near the nest. The mother bird would 

 get them and feed her babies, until at last they flew away from the nest. I 

 saw them almost every day after that somewhere around the house. — Teddy 

 Bangs (Form V), Milwaukee, Wis. 



MOVING A ROBIN'S NEST 



We are building a new house in the country and a Robin had built a nest 

 above the door of a closet. When the plasterers wanted to plaster there were 

 little Robins in the nest. While the mother Robin was away from the nest the 

 plasterers took it down and put it under a bush out-of-doors. When I came 

 out to look at our house after school the mother was looking for her young. 

 I saw her and dug some worms. When I came near the nest the young Robins 

 would open their mouths so I dropped some worms in. The next time I went 

 into the country I saw the mother Robin feeding her babies in the nest under 

 the bush. — Ludington Patton (Form V), Milwaukee, Wis. 



A CLOSE VIEW OF A ROBIN 



One afternoon in May I was reading 'The Boys of '76' in my yard. I was 

 so interested that I sat perfectly quiet. After reading for some time I raised 

 my eyes just a tiny bit and saw an immense Robin very near to me. It had 

 just rained and there were a great many worms about and the Robin was busy 

 eating them. He did not see me and I watched him until he got within 2 inches 

 of my foot. Then a dog came and scared him away. — Jack Kellogg (Form V), 

 Milwaukee, Wis. 



[These boys' experiences with Robins clearly indicate how even the commonest birds 

 will give pleasure to anyone who will observe them closely. — A. A. A.] 



A HINT TO BIRD-STUDY CLUBS 



Officers of Bird Clubs who find difficulty in securing suitable papers for 

 their meetings will do well to consult the Annual Booklet of the Hartford 

 (Conn.) Bird Study Club, for the season of 1922-23. From September 16, 

 1922, to June 16, 1923, this Club plans to hold 47 meetings and the program 

 for each one is announced in this publication. 



