Preface

JENNY WREN ARRIVES: Introducing the House Wren.

THE OLD ORCHARD BULLY: The English or House Sparrow.

JENNY HAS A GOOD WORD FOR SOME SPARROWS: The Song, White-throated and Fox Sparrows.

CHIPPY, SWEETVOICE AND DOTTY: The Chipping, Vesper and Tree Sparrows.

PETER LEARNS SOMETHING HE HADN'T GUESSED: The Bluebird and the Robin.

AN OLD FRIEND IN A NEW HOME: The Phoebe and the Least Flycatcher.

THE WATCHMAN OF THE OLD ORCHARD: The Kingbird and the Great Crested Flycatcher.

OLD CLOTHES AND OLD HOUSES: The Wood Peewee and Some Nesting Places.

LONGBILL AND TEETER: The Woodcock and the Spotted Sandpiper.

REDWING AND YELLOW WING: The Red-winged Blackbird and the Golden-winged Flicker.

DRUMMERS AND CARPENTERS: The Downy, Hairy and Red-headed Woodpeckers.

SOME UNLIKE RELATIVES: The Cowbird and the Baltimore Oriole.

MORE OF THE BLACKBIRD FAMILY: The Orchard Oriole and the Bobolink.

BOB WHITE AND CAROL THE MEADOW LARK: The So-called Quail and the Meadow Lark.

A SWALLOW AND ONE WHO ISN'T: The Tree Swallow and the Chimney Swift.

A ROBBER IN THE OLD ORCHARD: The Purple Martin and the Barn Swallow.

MORE ROBBERS: The Crow and the Blue Jay.

SOME HOMES IN THE GREEN FOREST: The Crow, the Oven Bird and the Red-tailed Hawk.

A MAKER OF THUNDER AND A FRIEND IN BLACK: The Ruffed Grouse and the Crow Blackbird.