IDYLLS OF BIRD LIFE 
four more woodcock into the world. I had never seen the young 
before, and I was anxious to get a look at these birds, if pos¬ 
sible. As they were able to get about without the assistance of 
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their nlother, I did not know where to look for them. They are, 
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however, under the care of their mother for about a month after 
their hatching, so I presumed if I could find her, I would see 
j.her young. I was disappointed, however, for I never saw the 
}#Qpm5r or her brood again during the season. 
A farmer living near the woods told me that he had seen a 
woodcock cross the road near the woods followed by four young 
birds, but it was more or less a conjecture that these birds might 
have belonged to the nest I had so diligently been watching for 
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the past three weeks. Some day I hope to be able to see the 
o W young woodcocks. 
Owing to the wise game laws, the woodcock is slowly but 
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irelv coming into its own in southern Ohio, and I think it is 
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but a matter of a few years until this bird will be as plentiful as 
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“These shy. secluded birds all day 
In cool, thick-shaded haunts delay; 
But when the woods at eve are dim 
To open feeding-grounds they skim 
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McLellan. 
