9 A.M.

Who is the bird of the calm forenoon?

The Catbird gay with his jeering tune,

Who scolds and mimics and waves his wings

And jerks his tail as he wildly sings.

Noon

Who is the bird of the middle day?

The green-winged, red-eyed Vireo gay,

Who talks and preaches, yet keeps an eye

On every stranger who passes by.