Project Gutenberg 2009-02-07 Public domain in the USA. 197 Torrey, Bradford 1843 1912 Birds in the Bush On Boston Common -- Bird-songs -- Character in feathers -- In the White mountains -- Phillida and Coridon -- Scraping acquaintance -- Minor songsters -- Winter birds about Boston -- A bird-lover's April -- An Owl's Head holiday -- A month's music. E-text prepared by Robin Monks, Joseph Cooper, Leonard Johnson, and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team "Birds in the Bush" by Bradford Torrey is a collection of essays on ornithology written in the late 19th century. The work reflects on the beauty and behavior of birds, particularly in urban settings like Boston Common and the White Mountains, exploring the joy they inspire in observers and the observations made by the author. Torrey’s prose paints a vivid picture of birdwatching and offers insightful commentary on the relationship between humans and the avian world. At the start of the collection, readers are introduced to the environment of Boston Common through the eyes of an enthusiastic ornithologist. The author engages with the local avifauna, recounting personal encounters with various bird species, including the cat-bird and the yellow-bellied woodpecker. He reflects on migration patterns and the surprises nature holds, even in busy urban parks. The writing captures the wonder of birdwatching and encourages an appreciation for these creatures, inviting readers to observe the life around them with curiosity and respect. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 62.3 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Birds QL Text Animals-Wild-Birds Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: Nature/Gardening/Animals 459463 2025-08-11T12:34:43.328820 text/html 457153 2009-02-07T13:52:37 text/html 223331 2025-08-11T12:34:49.635749 application/epub+zip 227798 2025-08-11T12:34:44.453785 application/epub+zip 218855 2025-08-11T12:34:43.880843 application/epub+zip 360937 2025-08-11T12:34:53.614738 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 328472 2025-08-11T12:34:49.039811 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 319848 2022-09-13T06:28:56.991004 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 394252 2025-08-11T12:34:42.730782 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 393991 2009-02-07T13:50:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 394010 2009-02-07T13:50:34 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 20405 2025-08-11T12:34:53.753762 application/rdf+xml 19285 2025-08-11T12:34:43.982794 image/jpeg 2642 2025-08-11T12:34:43.933839 image/jpeg 156459 2009-02-07T13:50:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 206485 2009-02-07T13:55:12 application/octet-stream application/zip 156421 2009-02-07T13:50:34 application/octet-stream application/zip 202460 2025-08-11T12:34:43.366823 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia