THE CHICKADEE 61 
when the front of their dwelling was replaced, 
Chickadees were overflowing at the door. If their 
healthfulness had not belied the thought, I should 
have supposed it impossible for them to exist in such 
close quarters. 
A few days later their home was deserted, and, 
as no other Chickadees were known to nest in the 
vicinity, I imagine them to compose a troop of birds 
which is sometimes found in the neighborhood, 
