Blacky was the first to look at him because he was watching for him. Buthe didn't say anything until Farmer Brown's kid was so near that hecouldn't help but look at that nest and Hooty himself, sitting up somewhatstraight and snapping his bill angrily at his tormentors. ThenBlacky gave the alarm, and at once all the Crows rose in the air andheaded for the Green Meadows, cawing at the top of theirlungs. Blacky went with them a little way. The first chance he gothe dropped out of the flock and silently flew back to a place wherehe could look at all that might happen at the nest of Hooty the 0wl.

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