Birds and Nature, Vol. 10 No. 1 [June 1901]

The June 1901 edition welcomes listeners with a celebration of midsummer life, pairing lyrical reflections on blooming fields with forty vivid color photographs that bring the countryside to ear and mind. Each page invites you to pause and hear the hum of insects, the rustle of leaves, and the distant trills of hidden birds, creating a sensory guide to the changing season. The prose moves between poetry and natural history, making the experience feel both intimate and expansive.

One of the featured articles follows the striking Bullock’s Oriole, a bright summer visitor that replaces the familiar Baltimore Oriole across the western United States. The author traces its migration from Mexico, describes its preference for riparian groves of cottonwood, willow, and alder, and details the construction of its intricate, horsehair‑lined nests perched from low branches to lofty heights. Listeners also get a taste of the bird’s call, its diet of insects and berries, and the subtle differences that set it apart from its eastern cousin.