A SONG FOR THE NEW YEAR’S EVE. 1
THE GOLDEN-CROWNED KINGLET. (_Regulus satrapa._) 2
THE TALKING PINE TREE. 5
THE KING RAIL. (_Rallus elegans._) 11
BETWEEN THE DAYLIGHT AND THE DARK. 12
TO A NUTHATCH. 13
THE BROWN-HEADED NUTHATCH. (_Sitta pusilla._) 14
MY RED-HEADED NEIGHBORS. 17
BEAUTIFUL SNOW. 20
THE SHARP-SHINNED HAWK. (_Accipiter velox._) 23
BIRDS ON THE WING. 24
A SUNSET CLUB. 25
QUARTZ. 26
EVENING IN THE CANYON. 30
BERRIES OF THE WOODS. 31
EARLY RECOLLECTIONS OF NATURAL OBJECTS. 32
TWO STRANGE HOMES. 32
THE GREENLAND WHALE. (_Balaena mysticetus._) 35
Through the silent watches of the night 37
THE THISTLE. 38
The smallest effort is not lost 41
WITH SILVER CHAINS AND GAY ATTIRE. 42
THE BIRDS IN THEIR WINTER HOME. (In the Woods.) 43
IRISH MOSS. (_Chondrus crispus lyngb._) 47
THE CARDINAL FLOWER. 48