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up and looked out and they never suspected It. 
They hopped around with hops from 1 to 3 inches 
in length. If another lit suddenly among them 
they would crouch close to the ground ready to 
give a spring in the air. \Vhen they started 
to fly they also did this. If one found a large 
chunk of bread it would either wrench off a 
crumb or else take it in its bill and dash it 
on the ground. Once when I went back a female 
was feeding, she paid no attention at all to 
me and soon about 18 others came. A male hopped 
up on the platform and fed on crumbs, lie was 
not very sure of himself and would hop sideways 
if a crumb stirred.0ne little fellow perched 
himself on the pump platform and took it into 
his head to watch me. He looked at me for at 
least 2 minutes steady and then went on feeding. 
When one got hold of a big piece it would imme¬ 
diately try another, who would make a long hop 
and secure by jaming and getting it in his bill. 
Then the other would do the same, keeping it up 
till it was eaten. One got a piece and ran off 
with it, another close behind but it was kept. 
Finally I uncovered part of my face, (i was 
without the glass this time) and one saw me. 
He sat and looked at me an instant and then they 
all rose together. I could hear no sound yet. 
He must have communicated with the others in 
some way. He just sat perfectly still and then 
rose with the others. I could not see his bill 
move. Before dinner I spread some pigeon grass 
that 1 had around for the sparrows. They seemed 
to like it very much. About 25 came. They are 
getting tame. A chickadee found the suet and 
ate quite a lot. I had to get water from the 
cistern under him but he did not like to leave. 
A sparrow was perched on the edge of the roof 
and only flew higher up. After dinner I moved 
