Photograph by Silas Lottridge.
WOODCHUCK.
Notes
July Tenth
From the depths of the forest and thick underbrush, you will hear the "teacher, teacher, TEACHER, TEACHER" (in a swift crescendo) of the golden-crowned thrush, ovenbird, or teacher-bird. It is a note of such volume that, instead of a bird the size of a robin, you are surprised to find that the songster is no larger than a song sparrow. He is called ovenbird because his nest is covered over and resembles somewhat an old-fashion bake oven.