96 The Ottawa Naturalist. [Nov. 



Purple Finch. Heard singing from the tops of evergreens in 

 different places. 



Redpoll. Saw several flocks roaming about the country near 

 Bay of Islands. 



Savanna Sparrow. A common summer resident. On June 

 19th, a nest with eggs was found in the ground. 



White-throated Sparrow. One of the characteristic birds of 

 the region and nesting commonly. 



Chipping Sparrow. Common. 



Lincoln's Sparrow. A common summer resident. The bird 

 seems to prefer swampy localities where low growth is 

 abundant. On June 8th, a nest containing four badlv 

 incubated eggs was found in the ground in a large tamarack 

 bog. The nest, which was composed of dead grasses, was 

 well concealed amongst withered weeds and rank growth. 

 The bird is elusive and shy and also difficult to approach. 

 It was only after an hour's watching that we were able to 

 get a glimpse of her on the nest. 



Song Sparrow. Rare. A nest with four eggs was found on 

 June 3rd in the ground. One individual was heard singing 

 lustily from the top of an alder bush on the same date. 



Swamp Sparrow. Common summer resident. Six or seven 

 birds were heard singing in chorus in a large swamp on 

 June 3rd. A nest was found on June 5th, which contained 

 three fresh eggs. 



Fox Sparrow. Abundant. This is one of the earliest breeders 

 in Newfoundland. On May 14th, when the snow was lying 

 deep in the spruce woods, two nests were located, each con- 

 taining three fresh eggs. On May 16th, 19th, 22nd and 24th, 

 nests were found with full sets. All of these were placed 

 from four to eight feet up in spruce trees. The birds 

 frequently build much higher up. On June 10th, I located 

 a nest, which had three large young, about twenty feet up in 

 an evergreen. Various nesting sites are chosen. On June 8th, 

 a nest of five young was found three feet up from the ground 

 and placed between the trunk -and loose bark of a large 

 pine tree. Others were situated in the roots of upturned 

 stumps. This year no nests were found on the ground. 

 The nests were all built of twigs, moss, rootlets, etc., with 

 a lining of plant stems, grasses and hair. Manv voung 

 birds were observed skulking in the underbrush during the 

 first week in June. The Fox Sparrow is a wonderful 

 scratchcr and quite frequently the birds were seen working 

 industriously in scrubby potato patches. 



