for the bits of fish left after the young hawks 

 have eaten. They are not particularly fond of 

 fish, and there would not be crumbs enough to 

 make their coming worth while, anyway. 



I believe the blackbirds are like certain strange 

 persons : they enjoy living in a tenement. There 

 are extraordinary neighborhood advantages in a 

 big, round hawk's nest— fine chances for company 

 and gossip. The sparrows found the grackles 

 living here and saw a fine chance to intrude. 



But this is not generous nor even fair. Is it 

 not just as easy and as safe to put it all on the 

 score of friendly interest and good-fellowship? 

 I can believe that the hawks enjoy the cheerful 

 clatter of the garrulous crow-blacks and the 

 small impertinence of the sparrows. On the 

 other hand, the crow-blacks and sparrows feel a 

 certain protection in the presence of the hawks, 

 and may, who knows, appreciate the friendship 

 of such high and mighty folk. 



Quite as interesting and unusual a show of 

 friendship, at least of friendliness, was seen re- 

 cently by bird-lovers on a telephone-pole in a 

 thickly settled town not far from Boston. 



There were poles in plenty sticking up all 

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