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ORNITHOLOGIST 



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498. Red-winged Blackbird. Common un- 

 til late August, when all leave temporarily for 

 the rice field.s, a little father north, returning 

 later with numbers greatly swelled by the 

 fall migration. 



611. Purple Martin. A pair or two seen 

 with young birds early in August; since Sep- 

 tember 1st none about. 



tjl4. Wl>ite-bellie<l Swallow. Very com- 

 mon all summer until late in November, when 

 they disappear. F. E. ('. 



Patterson, L.i. 



Dates of First Takes of Eggs at 

 Raleigh, N.C., in 1890. 



May 16. Cardinal; set of three; four feet in 

 briars. 



May 20. Orchard Oriole: set of four; ten 

 feet in apple tree. 



May 23. Acadian Flycatcher; set of two; 

 ten feet in dogwood. 



May 24. Vellow-breasted Cliat; set of four. 



May 2(i. Black Rail; set of two; (five eggs, 

 three broken). 



May 28. Red-eyed Vireo; set nS tlirce; 

 seven feet in dogwoo<l; 



May 28. King Rail; set of eleven; in marsh. 



May 30. .Summer Tanager; set nf three: 

 ten feet in pine. 



May :W. Ron'^li-wiiigcd Swallow; si-l (if 

 five; in bank. 



May 31. Carolina Wren: setntlhc; in liaiik. 



.lune 4. Wood Pewee; setof tliree: in oak. 



Marcli 14. Barred Owl; set of two; twenty 1 .June 7. Maryland Yellowtln-oat: set of 



four; two feet in briars. 



June 13. Cedar Waxwing: set of five; fcn-ty- 

 -six feet in pine. 



June 13. Yellow-billed Cuckoo; set of two; 

 eight feet in dogwucxl. 



Jnne l.s. Indigo Bunting; set of three; si.\ 

 feet in ironwood. 



.June 27. White-eyed Vireo; set nf three; 

 five feet in water oak. 



Tlie liighest nests taken the last thice yeais 

 were a.s follows: 



1SS8. April IS. I'ine Warliler: set ..f four: 

 sixty -five feet in pine. 



1SS8. May 11. Yellow-throated Warliler: 

 April 21. Bluebird; set of live (lilue egj;s); i one egg: sixty-five feet in pine, 

 nine feet in dead stuli. I 188!). May 2. Pine Warbler: set of four; 



April 22. Yellow'-throated Warbler; set of ; seventy feet in pine, 

 four; forty-two feet in pine. I 181I0. May 7. Pine Warbler; set of three; 



April 2."). Broad-winged Hawk: set of two; sixty-four feet in ])ine. C. S. BriinU'ij. 



thirty-eiglit feet in ])ine. 



May 1. Louisiana Water 'I'lirush: set of —• — 



four. 



feet; in hollow birch. 



March 20. Pine Warbler; one egg; forty 

 feet; in iiine. 



March 24. I'ine Warbler: setof four: thirty- 

 six feet; in pine. 



March 24. liniwu-lieiideil Nuthatch; set of 

 six: fence post. 



April 3. (!arolina Chickadee: set of six; 

 stub on edge of creek. 



April.'). Red-shouldered Hawk: setof tliree; 

 fifty-five feet in luaple. 



A|iril21. Turkey Vidtnre; setof two. 



.\pril 22. IJlnebird; set of five (white eggs); 

 seven feet in apple tree. 



May 1. Blue-gray (Juatcatcher: set of live: 



The Effect of Winter Upon the Ar- 



twelve feet in willow. I "val and Nesting of Birds at 



May 7. Ruby-throated Ilumininnbinl : set' Grinnell, lowa. 



of two; nine feet in dogwuod. 



May 7. Field Sparrow: set of four; one and [ Previous to 1881), it was a rare thing for col- 



one-half feet in thorn. 1 lectors to obtain sets of eggs before March. 



May 8. Mockingbird; set of four: Ihrec feet 

 in briars. 



May 12. American Redstart; set of four; 

 thirty-nine feet in birch. 



May 10. Prairie Warbler; set of four; seven 

 and one-half feet in elm. 



Tlie winter I888-.8I) was, however, light, and on 

 the following spring some difference was 

 noticed. 



February I'lth, a set of three fresh eggs of 

 the Great Horned Owl (A. O. l'. No. 37-'>), was 

 taken, and on the Ifith a single egg, badly 



May 1.'). Chipping .Sjiarrow: set of four: incubated, was found. 

 nine feet in pine. : The winter of 1880-00 was very open, the 



May 10. WooilThrnsh: set of four: nine 

 feet in hickorv. 



thermometer reaching zero but two or three 

 times during the winter. On the loth of Feb- 



