always perched in the shade, I'he perches used 
We J e rather low generally. One indulged in song 
end another chased it around evidently telling 
u to keep still. 
WaS alS ° a pair of chi PP in g sparrows 
at least one young one and possibly more 
they were feeding. The one (or more) kept 
ep a constant suty seety all the time. The old 
njrnted around on the ground and chased each 
her petulantly through the bushes. They were 
food St Constantly in m °tion while hunting for 
In one place I came across the following 
nscription nailed to a dead tree 
Nb //«nti & 
FISHI/VG 
. It lookin 6 rather weather beaten and was 
c printed well but one could gather what was 
lfi 41 ? easily enough, i-he farmer that owns the 
nd probably will never know of my visit unless 
V° MnS teU him f0r 1 wil1 neither 
h his fish, steal his butternuts, chase his 
eep or kill the few little red souirrels that 
A1 ve here. 
Hobins were fairly thick here. I do not 
ee them in town now except as a few fly over in 
evening to a roost back of the hill. Here 
e y were feeding on the ground 
^ on elder bushes. They would light in a bush 
Pick berries by stretching as far as possible. 
* ey did not seem quarrelsome for two lit in the 
small bush to feed. 
ev« A white -t>ellied swallow, the second I have 
ch!+ aeen v f lew over about 250 feet up calling 
^?t harshly. I thought it was a long billed 
