BULLETIN No. 35 4^ 



1 had Stopped a moment to look at the remains of an old cellar, 

 lightly tapping the sill with a cane. The bottom was heaped up 

 with small stones, brush, stumps, and tin. Suddenly a head 

 popped up followed by the body of an almost full grown Weasel; 

 then another and another until four of these graceful animals 

 were passing in, out, and around the rubbish, frequently snif- 

 fing with erect heads in my direction. Evidently they scented 

 warm blood. Presently one of the largest ran up a large stump 

 and into the poison ivy at my rear, only to reappear, boldly sniff 

 my heel and nip me in the ankle. A slight movement on my 

 part sent it scampering under the bushes for a moment before 

 returning to circle my feet. 



Doubtless they would prove formidable enemies if a person 

 was asleep or disabled, and in company with their parents the\' 

 must kill a great many rodents, birds, and domestic fowls; still 

 I enjoyed witnessing the graceful movements of their sleek 

 bodies. 



On my holiday drawing to a close, I find that my three 

 days wanderings were confined to a section a quarter of a mile 

 wide by a mile and half long. Such is the exacting labor of any 

 one who follows the Warblers to their homes. 



Frank L. Burns, "Bemyn, Penna. 



GENERAL NOTES. 



A NEW BIRD FOR LORAIN COUNTY, OHIO.— On the 9th of 

 May, during our ' All Day with the Birds,' Rev. W. L. Daw- 

 son and the writer happened upon a fine individual of Hooded 

 Warbler {Sylvania mitrata.) The song attracted our attention 

 at once upon entering the edge of the woods, and soon the bird was 

 described perched upon a small tree some twenty feet from the 

 ground, where it remained until long after we had recorded its song 

 and gone on. Later we heard the song again, apparently from 

 another individual, since there was an intonation not observed in 

 the song first heard. The bird was in full plumage, the black 

 hood showing in marked contrast to the yellow of the forehead. 

 To my ear the song was different from that of any reconled 



