90 BIRDS OP THE WEST 



in the storm. Cheerful at all times he wins your affection at once 

 and holds it forever, for you cannot help loving a courageous 

 heart especially when you find it done up in so small a package. 



It is a rare bird on the treeless plains for it chooses for its 

 nesting place the deserted homes of other birds in dead tree-limbs, 

 yet it is a common visitor and even a winter resident along the 

 tree-lined rivers. 



For some reason the snowbirds seem to keep in hiding un- 

 til the weather is thoroughly spoiled, when they come forth in 

 numbers from somewhere to revel in it. 



