22 WOOD NOTES WILD. 
He spoke with much decision and independence, as 
much as to say, “Iam alone, but can take care of my- 
self!” It is a point worth noticing that the farewell of 
the robin is very similar in style to his first salute in the 
spring. 
The last I saw of the robins they were collecting, at 
early morning, in the small trees and bushes about a pond 
near the grove. Very brisk, both in voice and movement, 
their main notes were: — 
