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Title: How to have bird neighbors
Year: 1917 (1910s)
Authors: Patteson, S. Louise (Susanna Louise), 1853-1922
Subjects: Birds
Publisher: Boston, New York (etc.) D.C. Heath and company
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
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ten feet up in an apple tree.With our field glasses we could see it quite plainlyfrom under the nearest tree. Mrs. Waxwing wassitting up there; we could just see her head and hertail. Mr. Waxwing visited her every few minuteswith some food. They were the quietest birds Ihave ever seen. What they did say or sing was invery soft tones, as if they were telling each othersecrets. I hummed parts of the little song occasion-ally. When I explained to the boy why I did so,he smiled, and looked as if he didnt quite believeme. We went from the waxwings to the flycatchers.They lived in what the boy called a Berlepsch house.That means it was designed by a man named Ber-lepsch who was a great friend of birds. The boysaid his uncle in New York had sent him the houseas a birthday present. What could be a nicer giftfor a boy than a bird house.^ It would make himwant to get birds in it, of course. And I can thinkof nothing that would make a boy happier than tohave bird neighbors. MORE ABOUT THE BOY 95
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THE CRESTED FLYCATCHER AND A BERLEPSCH HOUSE The Berlepsch house was made so one could raisethe top, Hd-fashion, and clean it when necessary. Itwas mounted about twelve feet high on a brook 96 HOW TO HAVE BIRD NEIGHBORS willow that stood aslant in the ravine; and it hadbeen intended for woodpeckers. The crested fly-catchers are brown birds with gray upper breast andyellow below. Their headfeathers are always ruffed,which gives the appearance of a crest. The flycatchers were flying back and forth con-tinually with all sorts of prey. The brown bugs calledCanadian soldiers were numerous that day and wereeasy to catch. These parent birds evidently had alarge family, judging from the amount of food theydelivered. Mr. Flycatcher had a loud, explosive whistle. Itsounded as if he were saying: at r a- Wha- The young could be heard giving the same whistle,but much more softly, and somewhat long drawnout: at.?a-a-Wha- After our visit with the flycatchers we returned tothe waxwings. Waxwings are

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