Monthly Bulletin 3 



Another interesting home was the nest of a black and white warbler, 

 beside the Mohawk Trail in the edge of Hermit Thrush Swamp. This 

 beautifully constructed nest, which contained five eggs, could scarcely 

 have been more deftly concealed than it was here, hidden on the leafy 

 ground under a projecting root and with a bit of ground pine overhang- 

 ing its entrance like a delicate green drapery. Doubtless it never would 

 have been discovered, had not the anxious little bird left her nest just 

 as we happened to be studying some flowers a few feet away. 



The solitary vireo, the Nashville warbler, the veery and the hermit 

 thrush all nested here this season, and a brown creeper was reported 

 seen in the Mohawk Woods by one of our visitors in the month of July. 

 A Canada goose dropped in and spent a week with us, in the little duck 

 pond, in the early part of May, — evidently on his way north to the 

 breeding-grounds, — while a fine male white-crowned sparrow, a rare 

 migrant for this section, remained about the farmhouse for several days 

 during the spring migration, singing beautifully in the dooryard and 

 coming frequently to the food scattered upon the stone porch. 



Our rarest visitor of the season was a lark sparrow, a bird which 

 inhabits the middle west and the Missipssipi valley and which was far 

 out of its usual range. He paid us his respects in the latter part of May, 

 and quarrelled while here with our sociable little chipping sparrows. 



Organized bird walks, with instruction on general nature subjects, 

 were held here through the months of May and June, parties being 

 guided about the grounds by the Superintendent. Botanists and en- 

 tomologists, as well as those especially interested in birds, have found 

 fruitful fields at the Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary. 



Much has been accomplished in interesting people in sanctuary 

 work and in the Audubon Society. Several owners of contiguous land 

 have allowed us to extend our work to their property and to post their 

 grounds. A number of bird books, charts and flower books have been 

 sold here, and several new members have been received into the Society. 



Winter conditions now prevail at the Sanctuary, and while the 

 grounds are not as attractive as in the summer months, there is always 

 something of interest here for the lover of out-of-doors, Juncoes, tree 

 sparrows and chickadees are now feeding daily about our food-stands 

 and window-gardens, and other winter birds are making their appear- 

 ance. 



Those wishing larger game may be interested in the fact that a 

 bear has for some time past been frequenting the grounds, and has 

 evidently on several occasions visited the dooryard. Thus far, however, 

 he has succeeded in eluding his would-be captors. 



The Moose Hill Bird Sanctuary has become well known as a wild 

 life sanctuary and a place of interest for nature lovers. That the work 

 has had far-reaching and beneficial results is shown by correspondence. 



