A Brown Creeper Feeds a Chickadee. 



EDWARD TENNANT. j 



While afield Mai-ch 31, a few miles soutli ' 

 of Attleboro Falls, Mass., I had occasion to 

 pass through some large Oak and Chestnut 

 woods. It being a -warm day and having walked | 

 some distance I sat down to take a few notes [ 

 and rest, [ had not been sitting there long when 

 a ? Brown creeper and a ? Chickadee lit on a 

 large Oak close by, the creeper ran rapidly up 

 the tree working Its slender bill into every little ' 

 crevice, occasionally stopping and uttering a ; 

 few calls, evidently upon having discovered an • 

 uncommonly large Maggot she would be im- i 

 mediately joined by the Chickadee and together 

 they would enjoy the savory morsel. I shot 

 the creeper and the Chickadee flew off a few 

 yards but immediately returned apparently } 

 looking for the Creeper, she gave up searching : 

 for food and flitted about for some time chirp- 

 ing loudly. Eying me suspiciously suddenly 

 she uttered a loud timetee and flew otT in silence, 

 soon she returned however, seemingly moi-e 

 agitated than before. She continued to fly 

 about close by and although I flred at another 

 bird she refused to go away, so I brought her 

 home with the Creeper. 

 O.&O. X III.Sept .. l888 p. 1 38 



