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migration, being a common resident the year 

 through. Holes in the trees or posts furnish 

 them with nesting places, which they line with 

 feathers and fine grass. A pair have nested in 

 this vicinity this season and I have seen them 

 almost every day. There is a sort of domestic 

 flavor to their song that renders it attractive and 

 the movements of the little fellows in the trees 

 are always interesting. I know of no other bird 

 that can assume so many different attitudes in 

 the same length of time. I sometimes think 

 their favorite position is the reverse order of the 

 head downward. One writer states that he has 

 seen them when asleep in this posture. In my 

 boyhood this species of birds was a citizen of the 

 woods almost wholly. Now, however, they are 

 common in the lawn trees and orchards. I know 

 of nothing that is harmful that can be attributed 

 to them. They are favorites with all bird lovers. 



A neighbor of mine, out of the wealth of a kind 

 heart, sets a winter table for the birds. It is 

 spread on the back porch of her house and is 

 patronized by quite a large number of happy 

 guests. I notice in the company woodpeckers, 

 chickadees, sparrows, blue jays and occasionally 



