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THE AUDUBON BULLETIN 



I did not have to wait long, 

 for the young birds are fed ev- 

 ery two or three minutes, nor- 

 mally. There was no shrubbery 

 behind which I could hide, and 

 when I slowly stole up to where 

 the bulb was lying on the grass 

 I was in plain sight of the birds. 

 However, they were so eager to 

 feed their young that after a few 

 trials they allowed me to get to 

 the bulb. 



I suppose hundreds of people 

 visited the nest. It speaks well 

 for the training and discipline 

 photo by g. p. Perry of our boys that the nest was 



in no way disturbed or harried until the nestlings were large 

 enough to fly away. The cemetery grounds are a bird preserve, 

 and that may account for the fearlessness of these robins. Birds 

 soon find out where they are safe. 



George P. Perry. 



Photo by G. P. Perry 



