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striicted of pine needles, leaves and shreds of bark, lined with fine 

 roots and horsehair, and contained three yonng and one egg with the 

 side crushed. The eggs of this species average .65X.55 inches. This 

 pair seem to be attached to this place, as I have found them breeding 

 there several seasons since. May 17th, 1901, I saw a pair building 

 near this place— the same pair probably. The nest was of the usual 

 material, situated on the bank under the edge of a bluel)erry bush. 

 May 26th there was one egg of the cowbird in it, which I removed. 

 May 30th, four eggs had been laid, and I exposed two plates on the 

 female sitting on the nest, but, as they were a failure, June ist more 

 were exposed on the bird and also on the nest and eggs, with better 

 results. This bird was very tame, allowing me to set the camera 

 up and focus at a distance of two and a half feet, while she was 

 sitting on the nest. June 12th the young had hatched and June 

 1 6th I took a picture of them. I also exposed plates on both male 

 and female feeding the young, but the light was too poor to make a 

 success. The male was not nearly as tame as the female. June 

 22nd the young had left the nest and were seen with the parent birds 

 in that vicinity. 



Migrahoh Reports, 1903. 



Reports for the year 1903 were made by the following members, 

 at their respective stations : 



W. H. Brownson, Portland, Cumberland Co. _ 

 Everett E. Johnson, East Hebron, Oxford Co. 

 Mabel P. Ridley, Castine, Hancock Co. 

 Dana W. Sweet, Avon, Franklin Co. 



There was an unusually early spring this year, followed by a 

 drouth of remarkable severity during April and May. Birds 

 arriving during March and April came much earlier than usual. 



D. W. Sweet. 



