gives himself to song. With tail erect and head raised he 

 throws himself into his effort so thoroughly that he trembles 

 in every feather. The song itself is varied and musical, now 

 loud and distinct, and then mellow and warbling. 



This Wren is a bold intruder upon the rights of other 

 birds. He will drive Bluebirds and Martins from their boxes 

 to gain a nesting place for himself and he fights any bird that 

 approaches his home or attempts to build a nest in his neigh- 

 borhood. His squabbles with other birds are his pastimes and 

 his happiness appears to increase as his fights multiply. Upon 

 the approach of a cat, which he recognizes at once as a deadly 

 enemy, his song ceases and angry scolding begins. Seeming to 

 trust in his own sprightliness, the bird spitefully berates Miss 

 Pussy who, though ever so sly, seldom catches our Wren 

 unawares. After several unsuccessful attempts to do so, the 

 cat gives up in despair and sneaks off in' disgrace, after which 

 the song of the Wren soon begins again. 



The pet name often given to the female Wren is "Jennie," 

 which she will soon learn to know. So tame does she become 

 when nesting about the yard, that she will come from her nest 

 when called by name and take a seed from the end of a long 

 pole if it is raised beside her. The House Wrens come to us 

 about April 15th and return to the Caro.linas and southward 

 by October 1st. 



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