Part 3

WILLOW THRUSH 136

BREWER'S BLACKBIRDS ("An interesting place for bird study") 139

YELLOW-HEADED BLACKBIRDS ("There the youngsters perched") 142

"FROM THEIR PLACE AMONG THE REEDS" 146

THE ROCKY MOUNTAIN JAY ("Seeking a covert in the dense pineries when a storm sweeps down from the mountains") 152

RAINBOW FALLS 165

WATER-OUSEL ("Up, up, only a few inches from the dashing current") 167

WATER-OUSEL ("Three hungry mouths which were opened wide to receive the food") 171

"NO SNOWSTORM CAN DISCOURAGE HIM" 174

"THE DARK DOORWAY" 179

SONG SPARROW ("His songs are bubbling over still with melody and glee") 194

CLEAR CREEK VALLEY 201

WESTERN ROBIN ("Out-pouring joy") 207

RED-NAPED SAPSUCKERS ("Chiselling grubs out of the bark") 211

PIGEON HAWK ("Watching for quarry") 214

"SOLO SINGING IN THE THRUSH REALM" 218

GRAY'S AND TORREY'S PEAKS 245

PANORAMA FROM GRAY'S PEAK--NORTHWEST 249

THISTLE BUTTERFLY 252

WESTERN WHITE 252

JUNCO ("Under a roof of green grass") 255

SOUTH PARK FROM KENOSHA HILL 265

MAGPIE AND WESTERN ROBINS ("They were hot on his trail") 271

VIOLET-GREEN SWALLOW ("Squatted on the dusty road and took a sun-bath") 279

"'What bird is that? Its song is good,' And eager eyes Go peering through the dusky wood In glad surprise; Then late at night when by his fire The traveller sits, Watching the flame grow brighter, higher, The sweet song flits By snatches through his weary brain To help him rest."

HELEN HUNT JACKSON: The Way to Sing.

BRIEF FOREWORD

With sincere pleasure the author would acknowledge the uniform courtesy of editors and publishers in permitting him to reprint many of the articles comprised in this volume, from the various periodicals in which they first appeared.