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BIRDS 
Bramble. The chief feature, however, is 
a dense growth in the centre, consisting 
of Dogwood, Water-Beech, Swamp-Ash, 
Alder, Spice-Bush, Hazel, etc., with a net¬ 
work of Smilax and Frost-Grape. A lit¬ 
tle zigzag stream, the draining of a swamp 
beyond, which passes through this tangle- 
wood, accounts for many of its features 
and productions, if not for its entire ex¬ 
istence. Birds that are not attracted by 
the Heath or the Cedar and Chestnut 
are sure to find some excuse for visiting 
this miscellaneous growth in the centre. 
Most of the common birds literally throng 
this inclosure; and 1 have met here many 
of the rarer species, such as the Great- 
Crested Flycatcher, the Solitary Warbler, 
the Blue-Winged Swamp-Warbler, the 
Worm-Eating Warbler, the Fox-Sparrow, 
etc. The absence of all birds of prey, 
and the great number of flies and insects, 
both the result of proximity to the village, 
are considerations which no Hawk-fear¬ 
ing, peace-loving minstrel passes over 
lightly: hence the popularity of the resort. 
But the crowning glory of all these 
Robins, Flycatchers, and Warblers is the 
