from which an abundance of the finest bunches are gathered 
each year, some of the vines being thirty-four years old and 
still in fine healthy condition. 
Over these trees and vines my martins catch much of 
their prey, but being aerial feeders, the whole credit for 
ridding the trees of insects cannot be given them, I must 
therefore name other species of birds which infest our lawn 
and garden, some of them living, during the summer, en¬ 
tirely within our premises. At blooming time in early May, 
our trees teem with the melody of bird-music of such varie¬ 
ties as yellow warbler, chipping sparrow and Baltimore ori¬ 
ole, the first two species nesting in the trees and shrubbery 
about the place, and the latter in the sycamores along the 
creek bank adjacent to our property. Robins, which are 
numerous, feed upon the ground. Along with the arrival of 
the species first mentioned, comes the catbird, which takes 
up its abode in the denser parts of the trees. At all hours 
of day they can be seen going through the branches of the 
trees or over the rose bushes and shrubbery. Here several 
song sparrows are found feeding on insect life; and among 
the grape vines and about the fences and exterior nooks of 
buildings, the Carolina wren regales himself on mosquitoes 
and other such insects which seek shelter of this kind. The 
bluebirds which nest in boxes in the more secluded parts of 
the garden, feed mostly over the garden. About mid-sum¬ 
mer, the cuckoos appear in the trees searching for woolly 
caterpillars. These shy birds make their rounds in all the 
trees, several times daily, until September. Along with the 
appearance of the cuckoo comes the little goldfinch, mostly 
a seed-eating bird, to feed upon the lettuce seed and that of 
the sunflower, but they also go through the rose bushes as 
effectively as did the yellow warblers and chippy birds, ear¬ 
lier in the season. The shy little warbling vireo, a valuable 
insect destroyer, is also a frequenter of the fruit trees while 
in bloom, and later. Numerous cardinals come and go, and 
the chickadee is often here, once nesting in a post of a vine 
arbor. 
Waynesburg, Pa. J. Warren Jacobs. 
