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up directly in front of the feet of my companion and dropped into 

 the bushes. On a dead tree near by was a Sparrow Hawk, which 

 had evident!}^ been watching the Woodcock, for after the latter had 

 flown to cover, the Hawk sailed off to the woods. We forded the 

 Androscoggin River, which was a novel experience for me, and 

 climbed the high, steep bank on the opposite side. When near the 

 top, we discovered in a small pine tree the nest of a Blue-headed 

 Vireo. It was finely constructed, and the little architect had woven 

 in the lining of pine needles so deftly that not a point could be 

 seen. 



Aug. 26. I find the front piazza rather lonely, for the Goldfinch 

 family has departed, and the silence is really oppressive. Saw on 

 the grounds here, in company with other birds, a pair of Baltimore 

 Orioles, evidently on their southward journey. 



Aug. 28. Saw two Brown Thrashers in the cherry tree to-day. 



Aug. 31. Nothing in the woods to-day but some Crows. On 

 the edges of a pasture, a solitary Cuckoo slid into some bushes. 



Sept. 2. Made my last visit to the river this afternoon. Saw 

 a Kingfisher prospecting for his supper and a pair of Red-eyed 

 Vireos. 



Sept. 3, Some Myrtle Warblers made their appearance about 

 the house to-day, their yellow rumps showing to great advantage as 

 they flitted about. 



Sept. 7. Took my last ramble in the woods. Saw a Flicker 

 and a Warbling Vireo. 



Sept. 8. This is good-bye to good, old Oxford County. Have 



had a delightful sojourn. Hope some day to come again. 



Sara C. Eastman. 

 Portland, Me. 



