42 BULLETIN No. 35 



d()\\-()\vn ! It's aw-ful lonely he-re !" 



A Yellow-breasted Chat's nest in clump of blackberry 

 bushes, contained a punctured egg, This species will tolerate no 

 interference; to look at the nest often means its desertion after 

 the destruction of the contents. I was fortunate in discovering 

 a completed nest of the Kentucky Warbler in middle of aband- 

 oned cartroad in the woods overlooking the Valley Baptist Farm. 

 The nest was betrayed by birds, in five minutes watching. It 

 was placed at foot of blackberry bush in bunch of growing Span- 

 ish needles. Contained four eggs a few days later. 



Early in the afternoon 1 found Ovenbird's nest and four 

 eggs near the top of the Lithia Spring Hillside, it was Lmder 

 a huckleberry sprout. Near the Birch Woods I fbund a rather 

 deep cupped black rootlet and hair lined nest between oak 

 sprouts at the top of th$ hill. It looked more liked the work 

 of the Black and White Warbler than that of any other bird 1 

 am acquainted with. Howevei it was never occupied, though 

 the Black and White remained in the vicinity. Kentucky's 

 and Blue-wings galore but no more nests this afternoon. 



May 30th, Decoration Day ! Not many ornithologists miss 

 this as a field day. 1 made a long search, for the nest of the Black 

 and White Warbler heard singing on Laurel Hill, but without 

 success. A nest of Chatfound in cedar with single egg of Cow- 

 bird, evidence of a broken egg also. Nothing of note until 1 

 struck abandoned field beyond Cedar Woods. The Blue-wing 

 singing from a small tree at a most inviting corner next to 

 Prissy's Hollow. It was overgrown with clumpsof golden rod, 

 raspberry bushes, and grass. Female flushed and kept at a 

 distance. This species is a hard setter. Five eggs of a very 

 interesting type in a frail nest very unlike yesterday substant- 

 ial structure. 



A hard hillside tramp of several hours followed, but no 

 Worm-eaters located, although many heard singing, as well as 

 several Black and White Warblers. The wild song of the 

 Louisiana Water Thrush missed from it last years haunts. A 

 brier surrounded dogwood cratch supported ihi n.^st and three 

 eggs of a Chat. 



My most rem, trkable experience was not in theoological line. 



