THE OOLOGIST. 



49 



The Oologist. 



A Mon«tlily Magazine Devoted to 

 OOLOGY AND ORNITHOLOGY. 



FRANK H. LATTIN, Editor and Publisher, 



ALBION, N. Y. 



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AS SECOND-CLASS MArrgft 



A Collector's Diary. 



A week's collecting around a lake in Michi- 

 gan— being a correct record of happenings as 

 they occurred a few years back. A trip of this 

 nature has never been reported in your paper, 

 and I thouffhl that a week's continuous events 

 might interest your readers. 



May 18 Took 8 a m train for the 

 lake. Arrived safely !ind found team 

 awaiting my coming. Was too eager 

 for woodland rambling to ride — so load- 

 ed my t"aps into the wagon, and then 

 took my gun and struck across the 

 country, a couple of miles, for my des- 



tination, at the farm, where I am ta 

 spend a week in the pleasant occupa- 

 tion of collecting and taking notes oa 

 natural history. 



Followed along the lake shore; flush- 

 ed a cock Quail; secured a male Or- 

 chard Oriole in immature plumage 

 and also a brace of female Cowbirds. 

 All of which I need for ray collection, 

 as there arc many common birds which 

 I have failed to secure as yet. It is 

 generally so with all collectors — and 

 there are only a few veterans who are 

 fully supplied with all that a neighbor- 

 hood affords. 



Took a perfect set of seven beautiful 

 eggs of the Chickadee. The nest was 

 built in a small hollow in a dead stump.. 

 Both birds seen. Nest of dried moss,, 

 still green in color, and rabbit's hair. 

 I have often found nests composed of 

 these two substances. A little further- 

 on I met with a pair of nervous, mis- 

 leading Killdeers in a Held adjoiining 

 the lake, and by an hour's patient 

 watching found their two eggs, which 

 of course left until the set should be 

 complete. Shot a tine Marsh Hawk'„ 

 picked up a fresh set of Grass Finch's 

 eggs and arrived at the farm without 

 further adventure. 



Found a welcome awaiting me at the 

 house and much to talk of, but I quick- 

 ly excused myself, and went down to- 

 the boat house where, I was to skin my 

 birds and also to bunk by preference. 

 Arranged my traps; put my table, in- 

 struments, gun and ammunition in or- 

 der, and then begun work at once. By- 

 dinner time I had placed everything ta 

 my satisfaction and also added twa 

 Least Sandpipers and a Scarlet Tana- 

 ger to my list. After dinner spent sl 

 half hour visiting with the family and 

 then measured my specimens, wrote 

 out data and skinned my birds. Fol- 

 lowed this by blowing my eggs — au 

 undertaking which was pleasantly 

 lengthened, by the appearance of a 

 neighbor's boy, who appreciative of the 



