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 A Winter Cardinal

BY ROWLAND EVANS. JR. AND ALLEN EVANS. JR.

OU may be interested to hear of a beautiful Cardinal-bird seen at our place at Haverford, a few miles outside Philadel- phia, February 18, 19 and 20,190} He would appear on our piazza roof on every one of these morn— ings to get the seed and bread we threw out for the snowbirds, He would stay under our window for several minutes He was bigger than a good-sized Robin Redbreast, He was only seen while the snow was on the ground. He was all a bright red, with a black ring round his throat and at the base of his bill. He made a chirpy sound like trip. His bill was a bright red. We enclose a photograph of him. which we took of him through the window.

The Brown Creeper

BY EARLE STAFFORD «Aged u yl'rusl

Cloaked in brown is he,

That mite on yonder tree—

His cheerful cry, as he climbs on high.

Comes from the pines to me.

Not once in his busy course stops heY

To talk with Nuthatch or Chickadee.

But continues his searching midst wind and snow, Till the sharp cold days of winter g0;

Then back to the northland—back to his home—

To the range of the bears, where the caribou roam: And there with his mate—‘the one he loves best— Behind some strip of bark they'll build them a nest. He'll help feed the young birds and keep away thieves, Till the rich gold of fall comes and warm summer leaves.

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