Song Birds and Water Fowl 



sequestered spot where one can quietly absorb 

 the atmosphere that fills the scenery, enjoying 

 only that which lies immediately in view, than 

 in roaming restlessly about, hour after hour, in 

 perpetual anxiety to catch a glimpse of every 

 possible detail. Yet one who has only infre- 

 quent opportunities of going where Nature 

 dwells will hardly be persuaded to adopt the 

 former course, however thoroughly convinced 

 that quality of experience always outweighs 

 quantity. 



Emerging from the delightful din that had 

 accompanied all the morning's walk, it was a 

 striking contrast to watch a pair of large hawks 

 that serenely ranged the spaces of the upper air, 

 making the silence more acute that reigned 

 outside the woods. My list of species found in 

 a single visit comprised the wood thrush, Wil- 

 son thrush, catbird, robin, golden- winged 

 woodpecker, crow, blue jay, Baltimore oriole, 

 chewink, water thrush, oven-bird, redstart, 

 hooded warbler, Maryland yellow - throat, 

 chestnut -sided warbler, blue -winged yellow 

 warbler, black-and-white creeper, black -poll 

 warbler, black -throated green warbler, black- 

 throated blue Warbler, Canada warbler, the 

 white -eyed, the red -eyed, and the yellow- 



