May Sixth
In some localities the shad-tree is now in full blossom. As you pause to cut off a few twigs, your ears are greeted by a never ceasing chorus of toad music. This is the toad's "love song"—a high-pitched, somewhat tremulous, and rather monotonous note.
Photograph by J. Alden Loring.
ONE OF TOUR BIRD-HOUSES SHOULD BE TENANTED BY A WREN.