6 NATURE'S REALM. 
ory by names of my own coinage, this species fact it is never the correct way for collecting or 
was denominated the blossom-eater, and to observing nature. Some of my best discover- 
this day I preter the name be- 
cause of early associations. 
The remembrance is sweet to 
me of the time when I watched 
with childish wonderment the 
trim, graceful creatures feeding 
from the catkins of the willows, 
or searched in the thickets 
around the cow pasture for that 
rarity to me, the handsome, 
well-formed nests. 
This species is well distrib- 














































MI, 
uted and abundant. On the NY a Se ‘ Rig! 
parallel of 42° north latitude it aR AONE Be Zi 
arrives about May 1, though I s hai: Siri 
have observed it as early as il Wie 2 a 
April 19. The birds appear 
first on our southern border in 
March, and, passing up as far as 
St. Louis, Mo., by April 12 reach 
us, first in small numbers, but 
within a short time the haunts 
are filled. 
One locality near Kalamazoo, 
Mich., is called to mind, a small 
stream noted for its trout, on 
the banks of which the , 
warblers build abun- \ 
dantly. Thereainong 
the willows, alders, ( 
elderberry bushes and \ 
smal] trees the 
habits may be C2 
studied. While — <yyX 
silently fish- / 
ing I have VA 
frequent- G 
ly observed 
these little 
yellow me- 
teors within a few 
yards of me, andhave he; 
had excellent opportunities \//. “ai IP 
to notice their habits. Few , / oe \ 
of us are aware of the advantages of occasion- ies have been made when quietly seated in a 
ally sitting in some secluded place in wood or _ retired spot, even watching a familiar bird. 
field and awaiting developments. It is not The yellow warbler, when unsuspicious, a 
best to dash through forests and clearings; in condition which obtains in a short time, pro- 
THe HAuNTS OF THE YELLOW WARBLER. 
