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accustom the parent birds to your presence after the eggs are 

 laid, and gradually, day by day, you may be able to come a 

 little closer for observation. Keep this up after the young 

 are hatched. Never frighten the birds by noise or rapid 

 motions. Some birds become comparatively tame toward 

 • those whomthey have learned to trust. An acquaintance of 



Fig. 14. Nest of Chipping-Sparrow. 



this sort affords considerable pleasure and also an oppor- 

 tunity to learn about bird ways. 



At this time let the children also note the songs and calls 

 of the birds, and try to recognize them by their notes. Have 

 them learn what time of the day the birds sing most, what 

 birds are the best songsters, which have the power of sus- 

 tained singing, which have short snatches of music, and which 

 simply musical calls. Let them imitate these songs and calls. 



