Waits beyond tempest and dread,
Sure that the dark where they grope
Shall glow with the morning red!
O birds in the wild, wild sky!
Would I could so follow God’s way
Through darkness, unquestioning why,
With only one thought to obey!
—Celia Thaxter.
Nest-Building
“Though a few of our common birds, like the Robin, Bluebird, Woodcock, Crow, Grackle, and some of the Hawks and Owls, begin to nest in April, May and June are the real nesting months.