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only sign of where the nest had been. Whether its disap- 

 pearance was due to a two or a four-footed animal could 

 not be surmised as red squirrels were abundant in the woods 

 and people were constantly crossing. 



The finding of another nest, a few days later, yielded 

 one more picture of an Ovenbird just entering her "oven". 



Fig. 187. OVENBIRD ENTERING NEST. 



This nest too was destroyed, presumably by chipmunks, be- 

 fore the eggs had hatched. 



Yellow Warbler. 



The Yellow Warbler or "Summer Yellowbird" is a beau- 

 tiful, little, golden sprite that we are sure to find flitting 

 about in clumps of willows or alders that overhang almost 

 any brook. We often find them, too, in orchards for they 

 take very kindly to civilization. Its song is a simple little 

 ditty, "cher-wee, cher-wee, swee- swee", very similar to that 

 of the Chestnut-sided Warbler and the Redstart. 



Yellow Warblers weave very pretty little homes of plant 



