see, any berry-bearing shrubs such as birds enjoy, nor
any weed patches to attract the flocks of Whitethroats and Juncos that
come drifting southward with the falling leaves of autumn.

Had my visit to this place been made late in April, or in May, there
might have been a different tale to tell. September might also have
yielded more birds than June, for September is a season when the
migrants are with us for a time. Then the little _voyageurs_ of the
upper air are wont to pause after a {230} night of tiresome flight, and
rest for the day in any grove that chances to possess even moderate
home comforts.

_Birds of a New York Graveyard._--Some time ago B. S. Bowdish made a
careful study of the bird life of St. Paul's Churchyard, in New York
City. This property is three hundred and thirty-three feet long and
one hundred and seventy-seven feet wide. In it is a large church and
also a church school. Along one side surge the Broadway throngs. From
the opposite side come the roar and rumble of an elevated railway. The
area contains, according to Mr. Bowdish, three large, ten medium, and
forty small trees. With great frequency for two years, field glass in
hand, he pursued his work of making a bird census of the graveyard. No
bird's nest rewarded his search, for the place was absolutely destitute
of feathered songsters during the late spring and summer, and, with a
single exception, he never found a bird there in winter. Yet it is
interesting to note that in this noisy, limited area, during the {331}
periods of migration, he discovered three hundred and twenty-eight
birds, embracing forty species.

Why do not more of the birds that pass in spring tarry in this quiet
place for the summer? The answer is that the cemetery has been
rendered unattractive to them by the merely human committee in charge
of the property.

During the season when birds are engaged with their domestic duties
they are usually a very wise little people. They know perfectly well
whether a region is calculated to provide them with sure and safe
nesting sites, and whether sufficient food and water are available for
their daily wants. A little of this same wisdom on our part, and a
comparatively small expenditure, might make a bird paradise of almost
any cemetery. Such places are not usually frequented by men and boys
who go afield for the purpose of shooting. That is an important point
in the establishment of a bird sanctuary.

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