Bird lore - Project Puffin

The Audubon Societies 341
head till he died. At night the other Sparrow came in and was looking for her
mate.
—
Joseph O'Hanley (Age 13 years), Plainview, L. I., N. Y.
[Evidently the Pigeon detected the presence of an undesirable intruder and dealt
with it accordingly. Whether the Pigeon would have...been equally savage with any of
our native birds, had one chanced to nest too near, it would be interesting to note.
—A. H. W.]
JENNY WREN
About two years ago, Jenny Wren and her mate made a little home in our
washroom. They made it in a crack, above the door. There no saucy little
Sparrow could bother them. One day I tried to look into their little house,
but could not climb so high. Mr. Wren sang all day long, warble, warble.
— Frances Forest (Age 10 years). Ml Vernon, Iowa.
[Had 'Jenny Wren' built in a crack outside instead of inside, the English Sparrow
might have ousted her. How many nesting-sites of Wrens can you find that are now
used by English Sparrows?—A. H. W.]
PROGRAM OF THE BIRD SOCIETY
THE CROW
1. In Winter.— George Fillinger, Murvin 7. I7isect Food.—Violet Aitkens.
Dank, Howard Schmidt. 8. A Scavenger .—Cut] Quanz.
2. Great Roosts.—Virginia Powell, Helen 9. Harold Reeder and James Dumfree will
Gifford. tell the story of a ride on their
3. Killing a Comrade.—Edward Harbough, wheels to see the birds.
Ida Mae Goldrick, Chet Horton. 10. Songs and Calls of Our Native Birds.
4. Nesls and Eggs.—Mildred Robertson. —Victrola Records of Charles Kel-
5. His Foe^.—Roland Froxell. logg and Charles Gorst.
6. His Smartness.—Louise Anderson.
—Augusta Gary Thompson, The Hodge School, Cleveland, Ohio.
[Programs of this kind are always of use to other schools, and are welcomed in this
department. Has any one a good bird-play to contribute?—A. H. W.]
REPLY TO A LETTER FROM TEXAS
In reply to a letter from Mrs. Rose M. Hall, Texas, asking for information
about bird-books including the birds of that state, the following are suggested:
Chapman's 'Color Key to North American Birds'; Mrs. Florence Merriam
Bailey's 'Handbook of Birds of Western North America,' and Cassin's 'Illustra-
tions of the Birds of California, Texas, Oregon, British and Russian America.'
The latter work was published in 1856, and is accessible only in large libraries
or in private libraries, as a rule. A marked list of the educational leaflets of
The National Association of Audubon Societies may be had by applying to
1974 Broadway, New York City. State clearly in the application that only
leaflets dealing with Texas birds are desired. All letters asking for information
or requiring a reply should have the applicant's name and full address plainly
written on an inside sheet.—A. H. W.