be raised in a season. The height of the nest is 

 usually not more than six or eight feet, sometim- 

 es it may be twenty, often not more than two or 

 three; in one instance 1 found .one built in t he 

 hollow of a stump that was not more than eight 

 inches high; the hollow extended down to the 

 level of the ground and there the nefct was built 

 the eggs being not more: -than two inches above 

 tne ground. A number of sets tuKen in ^8 show 

 great variety in markings, shape and size, but in 

 color they are all the same, some are sprinkled 

 with tine dots over the entire surface, while i n 

 some the markings i'orin awreath around the lar- 

 ger end ol the egg sd<as to obscure the ground 

 color, almost, in some places. 

 Tctt« young seldom leave the nest until they can 

 fly very well, and can hardly Jo e distinguished 

 from the parent birds. 



As summer grows old the Chickadees gather i n 

 little bands of two or three, sometimes more, and 

 join the titmice to spend the winter. 

 The song of the Chickadee is very pleasant, and 

 can be favorably placed with that of some of our 



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