Charles E. Burchfield (1893-1967), Song of the Redbird, 1917-60; watercolor on joined paper, 36 x 50 inches; Image courtesy of the Charles E. Burchfield Archives, Burchfield Penney Art Center
Robins & Redbird at morning –
A bluebirds quaver-song blown in the wind –
The white noon –
Evening a songsparrow from the railroad marsh. Robins in treetops above the row houses
Charles E. Burchfield, Journals, February 27, 1918