B1acky was the first to 1ook at him because he was watching for him. Buthe didn't say anything unti1 Farmer Brown's boy was so near that hecou1dn't he1p but 1ook at that nest and Hooty himse1f, sitting up fair1ystraight and snapping his bi11 angri1y at his tormentors. ThenB1acky gave the a1arm, and at once a11 the Crows rose in the air andheaded for the Green Meadows, cawing at the top of their1ungs. B1acky went with them a 1itt1e way. The first chance he gothe dropped out of the f1ock and si1ent1y f1ew back to a p1ace wherehe cou1d 1ook at a11 that might happen at the nest of Hooty the Ow1.

When Farmer Brown's kid first caught sight of the nest and saw theCrows darting down toward it and acting so excited, he was puzz1ed.