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ORNITHOLOGIST 



[Vol. 17-No. 7 



the $, as usual, puts in the time singing. 

 Th s nest is fully two hundred yards away 

 from where the $ led me to helieve it was. 

 I examined the Golden-crowned Kinglet's nest 

 found May 30th and it was full of young, so I 

 was wrong in thinking it was material that 

 the 9 w^^s carrying on the :30th ult. 1 found 

 a Hummingbird's nest witli two eggs. Looked 

 at Olive-backed Thrush fouiul the 80th ult. 

 and it held two eggs wliicli were greenish-blue 

 with red spots. 



June 6. Ran (»ut this evening to see how 

 the Ruby was getting on with her nest found 

 on morning of the 5th and was surprised to 

 see it completed on tlie outside, which shows 

 hitw hard the bird must work and with what 

 rapidity tiiey build their nests. Also found 

 nest of Summer Yellow Bird just about built. 



June 7. To woods all day and worked hard. 

 I left iutme at eight o'clock ; on way out found 

 Kedstart's nest just built ; kept on and hunted 

 up anotiier Kiiby and stayed witli him until 

 live in the evening, but do what 1 could, 1 

 could not place the nest, although I went over 

 and over the ground and climbed tree after 

 tree. One of tlie big black spruces that I 

 went up, I was surprised to find way up in the 

 top out on one of the limbs a MyitU? Warbler's 

 nest with four eggs. This nest was uj) fully 

 forty feet ; eggs were slightly incubated, but 

 were nicely blown. I took nest of Song 

 Sparrow found on the 5th with three eggs ; 

 to-day it held five, all fresh. 



June 8. Off to woods again all day ; put in 

 whole day trying to locate tiie Ruby nest that 

 I looked for all day yesterday, but it was a 

 failure. 1 hunted the groiuid for a mile 

 around but had to give it up. I found a nest 

 up on <me of the black spruces, out on one of 

 the limbs, with one egg in it that looks very 

 much like a Bay-breasted Warbler's, but 1 could 

 not see the bird, so left it. Took the Olive- 

 backed Thrush nest found built May .30th and 

 that held two eggs on the 5th ; to-day it held 

 four. I shot the 9 ^s it is the second nest of 

 this species that I ever found and I wanted to 

 be certain of identity. 



June 9. To woods this afternoon ; took 

 nest of Song Sparrow witli four eggs. Looked 

 at Thrush nest found the 4th ; it held two 

 eggs to-day. Watched the 9 Ruby found 

 building on 5th. She is now carrying feathers 

 and lining the inside of her nest. Took six 

 eggs of Golden-winged Woodpecker. 



June 12. To woods all day. Took Thrush 

 nest found built the 4th, which held two eggs 

 on the 9th ; to-day it contained three. I saw 



the 9 o" tli6 nest. She was quite tame. 

 Had a look at Ruby found building on the 

 5tli and nest is now complete and she is on it. 

 I looked at nest found on 8th with one egg. 

 Went up tree carefully and watched 9 on 

 nest and saw that it was, as I suspected, a 

 Bay -breasted Warbler; scared lier off and 

 took the nest, which lield five eggs so the 

 bird has laid four since the 8th. The eggs 

 were quite fresh, are nicely blown and a 

 fine set. I put in three hours trying to locate 

 the Ruby nest that I looked for on the 7th and 

 Stii, but could not find it. On my way home 

 I found another Bay-breasted Warbler's nest 

 that the 9 is just about completing as she was 

 carrying materials and placing them in the 

 nest. I located a pair of Olive-sided Fly- 

 catchers which I will look after later. 



June 13. Out to woods this afternoon with 

 ovu' mutual friend, Morse of your place, and 

 showed liim the Ruby Kinglet's nest found 

 building on 5th, also a Bay-breasted Warbler's 

 nest. At same time 1 found nest of Black- 

 throated Green Warbler with two eggs. This 

 is uj) about fifteen feet, on a large black spruce 

 and way out on end of limb. 



June 16. Out for an hour this afternoon. 

 Found and took Redstart's nest with four 

 eggs; also found nest just built on liir.b of black 

 sjiruce, which I suspect is a l?ay-breasted 

 Warbler's, as 1 noticed a pair of tlie birds 

 around. 



.June 17. lian out this ev( ning and examined 

 nest mentioned above; it now contains one 

 egg; did not see 9> ^"t ^^^ certain it is as I 

 tliought, a Bay-breasted Warbler. I took the 

 Black- throated Green Warbler, found on 13th; 

 it held four eggs; 9 seen on and off the ne§t; 

 eggs were fresh. 



June 18. Out thi- afternoon and examined 

 for first time the inside of Ruby Kinglet's nest 

 found building on 5th, and that the 9 was 

 lining with feathers on the 9th. This held one 

 egg to-day. "^I'liis bird appears to me slow 

 and late. Found and took some kind of a 

 Vireo's nest; can't make it out, unless it is the 

 Blue-headed. I describe it fvdly, so you can 

 assist me. Eggs are % of an inch in length 

 and 1!^ inches in circumference; the markings 

 form a ring around the larger end of a 

 reddish-chestnut; very fine specks and eggs 

 are quite pointed at the smaller end. The nest 

 outside is composed of fine strips of birch 

 bark woven in and out, and inside is lined 

 with very fine, dry grass and fine reddish 

 colored stalks of some kind of grass or swamp 

 moss. Outside of nest measures 10 inches in 



