io;> The Wilson Bubletin — No. 53. 



pitch pines (I'iims rigida), interspersed here and there with 

 cedar swamps. These swamlps arc an almost impenetrable 

 tangle of white cedar, red mfciple. pepper bush, magnolia and 

 holly. Here is to be found the greatest number of birds 

 though they are never wanting among the pines, and although 

 not plentiful as species they are numerous as individuals. 

 The water of the streams is of a dark color, stained from the 

 decaying vegetation. 



Along the roadsides waved the feathery plumes of the tur- 

 key-beard, and the mountain and sheep laurels were rich with 

 bloom. At the edges of the swamps grew the pitcher plant, 

 and that other interesting insect cater, the little sun-dew, car- 

 peted the ground in damp places. 



After leaving Med ford we passed through Bear swam]). 

 Here the apologetic song of the Blue-winged Warbler greeted 

 us and Scarlet Tanagers, Wood Thrushes, Tufted Titmice and 

 Red-eyed Vireos were numerous. These species grew miore 

 and more scarce as we got deeper into the barrens. 



In the pine woods the Pine Warbler was the most abundant 

 species while Wood Pewees, Carolina Chickadees, Kingbirds, 

 Crows, Turkey Vultures, Downy Woodpeckers and an occas- 

 sional Flicker were to be seen. In the lower growths (mostly 

 scrub oaks and buckle-berry bushes) Chewinks, Oven-birds 

 and Priarie W r arblers were abundant. We camped the first 

 night at Speedwell. This oasis in the desert, consisting of 

 a half dozen buildings (now all unoccupied) and a couple of 

 fenced in fields, owes its origin to the existence of the iron 

 ore which was, at one time, extracted from, the nearby bog 1 . 

 Here we found Barn Swallows, Orchard Orioles, Indigobirds 

 and Purple Martins. In the neighht ring cedar swamp were 

 White-eyed Vireos, Wood Thrushes, Carolina Chickadees and 

 Maryland Yellow-throats. 



From the cedars hung great festoons of the I 'snea moss and 

 here the Parula Warblers are to be found although we saw 

 none. The Great Horned Owl also finds here a congenial 

 borne. 



Ml evening long and in the early morning the Whip-poor- 

 wills kept up such a din as to make sleep well nigh impossible. 



