A Bouquet of Song Birds 



throated vireos, phoebe, pewee, nuthatch, 

 chickadee, song -sparrow, field and chipping 

 sparrows, chimney swallow, cuckoo, and hawk : 

 considering the place, not an unusual showing, 

 and others have found many more in a single 

 visit. 



The encroachments of civilization are not 

 likely, certainly for a long time, to interfere 

 with this favored spot. For it is not only in 

 the hands of those who appreciate and are de- 

 termined to maintain its peculiar attraction, 

 but — which is its chief safe-guard — a large part 

 of the area is so extremely swampy as to give 

 a naturalist the exultant thought that it is past 

 all redemption for basely practical purposes. 

 Neither have I any fear that the slight publicity 

 given to the spot by this narrative will endan- 

 ger the interests of its feathered occupants ; 

 for the place is plentifully sprinkled with the 

 prohibition against shooting, one signboard 

 giving the threatening information, "You are 

 liable to loose your gun on this property ! " — 

 and another, with an original display of gram- 

 mar and orthography, kindly advising the trav- 

 eller to " Leave your guns home and save your- 

 self treble." 



