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young Yellow Warblers remain in the nest are eleven to fifteen days, 



generally much nearer the lesser period. The period printed in the 



article, "fifteen to twenty days," is, of course, not only erroneous, 



l)ut utterly nonsensical. We all know, however, that the printer 



plays queer antics sometimes. 



Ora W. Knight. 

 Bangor, Feb. i, 1908. 



NiGHTHAWKS Rkar Young IN Rokin's Nkst. — It is Said 



that Nighthawks never build nests, and that they never inhabit 



trees, but a case comes to my notice of where a pair lived in a tree 



and used a deserted Robin's nest as their home. When living in the 



old jail at Farmington, with my father, who was jailer, a pair of 



Nighthawks took possession of a deserted Robin's nest, laid their eggs 



in the nest and reared their young. The tree with the nest was 



burned in the big fire October 22, 1886. I think they must have 



lived in the tree at least five years before the fire occurred. The 



male sat on a limb near the nest during the daytime. I think this a 



noteworthy feature in the lives of Nighthawks. 



H. W. Jkwki,i<. 

 Farmington, Jan. i. 1908. 



NoTKS From Frankijn Co. — Winter birds have been very 

 scarce thus far, on my territory, covered every two weeks. Feb. 

 4th, two Crows were seen feeding in the road near East Livermore. 

 Feb. 5th and 6th, three small flocks of Snowflakes were seen near 

 Wayne and Winthrop. I have seen but two Pine Grosbeaks thus 

 far. These were seen near Stark, Feb. 20th, feeding on frozen 

 apples. Chickadees have been seen in about their usual numbers. 

 But few Woodpeckers have been seen. Sunday evening, Feb. i6th, 

 between six and seven P. M., my little girl called my attention to a 

 Ruffed Grouse feeding on the buds in a small yellow birch, in the 

 orchard within six rods of the house. For about a half-hour it 

 made its evening meal on birch buds, then flew to a small patch of 

 woods below the orchard. Have noted twelve or fifteen Tree Spar- 

 rows, feeding on a patch of weed seeds, in a garden on the road 



