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Went u\> this two miles, tlieii landed, walked 

 one-quarter of a mile and readied the lake. 

 Here wo took boat again and went clean up to 

 the head, eight miles, passing on way Level 

 Spot Lake and Ilartman's Lake. This Lake 

 Major is a splendid hunting ground. The old 

 hunter I had with me jjointed out where he 

 had shot four bears about two years ago, and 

 another spot where he had killed a very large 

 one, and another place where a year ago he shot 

 an old she-bear and got three of the cubs, and 

 another point where two caribou fell to his 

 deadly aim, and different places where this 

 past few years between nine and eleven moose 

 have been gathered in. The moose arc more 

 plenty here now (so the hunter sa,ys) than they 

 have been for the past twenty years, and next 

 October, if spared, I intend to take them in. 



At head of this lake I caught only a few 

 small trout. The river was too high and the 

 black flies were simply in millions. They 

 nearly carried one out of the boat, and one had 

 to tie his hat on to keep them from lugging 

 It off. In this spot last year two rods took in 

 one day one hundred and live trout. We 

 hunted all about for Eagles' nests but could 

 find none, although we saw several Fish 

 Hawks' nests, but did not bother them. 



The stream that comes in at this lake is nine 

 miles long, when you hit Scraggy Lake, which is 

 seven miles long, so you see there are plenty f>f 

 rivers and any quantity of lakes, and fish can 

 be taken in hundreds, besides good ground for 

 big game. The RutTed and .Spruce or f^anada 

 Grouse are very plenty, an<I rabbits cannot be 

 counted. It is a grand country, with good 

 boat to get about and fine camps to stay in. 

 We came home that evening. Next day 

 about 3 P.M. I was in my own house and be- 

 fore me while I write is the pair of young Bald 

 Eagles, looking as large as lite and twice as 

 natural. H. An>itcn. 



Halifax, N.S. 



([uite abundant, and seemed entirely at home 

 in the dark recesses of the swamp. Among 

 other interesting species observed on the trip 

 were the I'arula Warbler (Compsollilypis 

 americana), which bieeds regulaily in New 

 Jersey wherever the beard moss ( t/sKcn) is to 

 be found, for this seems to be the only sub- 

 stance siiitable for its nest-building. I'rairic 

 Warblers, Whip-poor-wills and Pine Wail)lors 

 were likewise abundant aiul were preparing to 

 build, while liald Eagles, Fish Hawks, Hairy 

 Woodpeckers, f'ardinals and Tree Swallows 

 already had nests. 



Numerous specimens were exhibited at the 

 meeting in illustration of the bird fauna of 

 this region. 



Mr. Montgomery folhiwod with an interest- 

 ing pa|)er on tlie summer birds of the Maine 

 coast (see O. & O., ISitO), illustrating his 

 remarks by series of specimens. 



Several interesting specimens recently shot 

 in the vicinity of Philadelphia were exhibited 

 and commented upon. Among these were a 

 White-crowned Sparrow taken at Wynnewood, 

 and a Cape May Waibler from Chester Co. 



After a general discussion of the sjiring 



migration, the meeting adjourned. 



Witincr Stniif. 

 riiil.iclpipiiia. 



Nesting of the Rough-winged Swal- 

 low in Saratoga County, N.Y 



Proceedings of the Delaware Valley 

 Ornithological Club. 



A regular meeting of tlu' club was held on 

 May I'.ltb at the Academy of Natural Sciences, 

 Philadelphia. Mr, Stone read a paper on the 

 birds of Beaver Swamp, southern New Jersey, 

 giving the results of a trip made during the 

 early part of May, by Messrs. Keed, Voelkor 

 and himself, in search of the Hooded Warlder 

 {Hylvania mitrrita). 



This beautiful little bird was found to be 



A pair of these birds made their appearance 

 here (Ballston, N. Y.,) on May 111, ISilO, anil 

 after debating between themselves foi a few 

 days coiu^luded to remain and breed. 'I'licy 

 selected for a masting site an old stone bridge 

 which spans a small stream running throu).li 

 our place, and there upon a ledge, behind an 

 opening between two of the stones, they built 

 their nest and roared their brood, and as soon 

 as the young, four in number, woie strong 

 upon the wing they all, on July 24th, left for 

 parts unknown. A single pair of them have 

 made their ai)pearance here again tliis sjuing, 

 coming on the 2d inst., a little over two weeks 

 in advance of last year, and they have shown 

 thoir satisfaction for their last year's home by 

 commencing to rebuild in the very same place 

 this year, and vvheie. undoubtedly, they will 

 rear thoir family in safety as it is impossible 

 to get at the nest. As this is the only in- 

 stance to my knowledge of their breeding in 

 this locality it may be of interest to the many 

 reailors of the O. A- <). .S. R. IiK/crxoll. 



