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the picture was finally taken we heard this call again, and 
the hawk was found on a near-by telephone pole. How did 
these little ones learn this lesson? 
As this book is going to press another visit has been 
made to West Seattle to see how the adopted family has 
fared. Chuck, as the last baby bird is now called, is the only 
one left of the brood of five, but he seems to be master of 
the whole house. - 
o . Seattle—Taken by Mrs. C. E. Forsyth 
An Adopted Family 
} 
We were told, when we asked about the rest of the 
family, that none of the birds had learned to fly until they 
were two months old, although they had practiced steadily 
each day for several weeks beforehand. They were given 
their freedom, but they kept coming back, as they preferred 
their old home. However, about that time one died, one was 
caught by a hawk, one was stepped on, and one was thought 
to have adopted another family, for a little girl told the bird 
lady about a bluebird that came into her home. 
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