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case is common as in abundant. That they certainly are. For me, vulgaris means coarse and offensive. That they are also and have been defined as biological pollutants.
It was not my intention to go on and on about Starlings. Mr. Peattie's rare injection of negativism in his nature essays has affected me more than I was aware. Seeing too many Starlings pecking and squealing at the feeder set me off.
I don't really like the word "dainty" but it does aptly apply to two very welcome new visitors at the bird feeder yesterday. The Tree Sparrow is dainty in plumage and demeanor. This elegant visitor from the far north is about five inches long, has a reddish, coppery cap, and a clear breast with a single dark spot like a stick-pin in its center.
Two Chipping Sparrows, also small, arrived early in the morning. They also have red-brown caps and a clear, unmarked breast but no stickpin. A black line through the eye and a whitish one over it set them off from Tree Sparrows. Both Chipping and Tree Sparrows are remarkably tame and did not flee with the Starlings when i pecked on the window Juncos, a kind of sparrow, are also tame. They are beautiful in the snow with their slate gray coloring and white breasts.
Snow signifies more birds in the feeding area and a constant flow of them. Certainly that is one of the reasons I find my pulse quickening and excitement mounting at a snow fall.
Public Invited
To Review Books
The public is invited to review Social Studies textbooks being recommended for adoption at Rappahannock County High School. To set up an appointment, call Principal Jack Raines at 987-8575.
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