June 
A REFERENCE to one of my notebooks shows that 
in June, 1895, there were thirty-six species of birds 
nesting within singing distance of my study win- 
dows; in 1907 there were thirty-two, the most dis- 
tant nest being less than five minutes’ walk from my 
door. 
This is not a modern natural history story,— an 
extraordinary discovery that only I am capable of 
making. Start your own June list, and I warrant you 
will find as many. For there is nothing peculiarly 
birdy about my small farm, Any place as uncon- 
genial to English sparrows and one that offers a fair 
chance to the native birds will keep you busy count- 
ing nests in June. 
In the chimney built the swifts (three or four 
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