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were not caught. The old bird seemed to divide her atten- 

 tion between these two pairs of chicks. 



Some summer cottagers living near by said they had been 

 in the habit of feeding these sandpipers (what I do not 

 know), and they stated that the chicks usually appeared in 

 pairs. Just why the chicks should leave the nest in pairs 



NEST AND EGGS OP SPOTTED SANDPIPER 



I am not at present able to say, except that a suggestion is 

 found in the study of the next nest. 



The nest on the Sandspit in Miller's Bay was found on 

 June 27, and contained four eggs. It was visited daily and 

 on the evening of July 12 the four eggs were intact. At 

 1 :30 P. M. on the 13th there were two chicks and two eggs. 

 At 3 :20 P.M. the third egg was pipped, with the chick's bill 

 protruding. At this time the two chicks were running about 

 in the grass. It was interesting to observe that at this early 



