It is an easy matter to determine the number of nesting 

 pairs by their song, but to find the nest in this expanse of 

 neglected land, while the bird is sitting, is quite a different 

 thing, so well do they conceal their domicile. Long, arduous 

 search at different times during their breeding season, has 

 never revealed more than three nests during the summer, 

 and always one or more were deserted before or after dis- 

 covery. Twice have I found bright little youngsters, — about 

 ready to leave the nest, — within a short distance of ground pre- 

 viously covered. 



Altogether about twenty nests have come under my notice 

 here, eight of which contained the complement of eggs. All 

 others, except the two containing young birds were subse- 

 quently deserted. 



The Rounding the south end of the "spur" already 



Newell House mentioned, a good view of "Dungeon" or 

 Field, "Barnes' Hollow" is had where some of my 



studies have been pursued. But lying ad- 

 jacent to the spur is "Newell House Field," which next to the 

 "Sayers' Woods" region has been my best favored spot. In 

 fact it may be considered a continuation of the same territory, 

 for it is the same woods crossing over and around the south 

 end of the spur, and down into and extending along the hollow 

 which forms the western margin of the Newell House Field. 

 This tract of land is used for pasturing sheep and cattle and is 

 much like the one adjoining Sayers' Woods,, but is larger and 

 f he soil affords a more luxuriant growth of briers and vegeta- 

 tion, and has numerous tree-clumps and many scattered maple, 

 locust, walnut and formerly, chestnut trees. 



The field reaches nearly to the top of the hill, where an oak 

 grove and a small, narrow strip of original forest is encounter- 

 ed. * This hill is the main ridge to which the spur be- 

 longs and at the grove is slightly higher than any part of 

 the spur. 



