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leave the nest about th? middle of June, and are fully fledgvd 

 and able to cure for themselves by the first of July. Anoth- 

 er nest is built in early July, and a second brood raised, that 

 is fully fledg-ed in August. This is the only warbler with 

 which I am acquainted, that habitually raises two bi'oods in a 

 season in New England. 



The nest of the Pine AVarblei* is usually placed near the 

 extremity of a l^ranch of a ])itch pint;, and is somewhat con- 

 cealed by the needles. The height at which they ai'e jolaced 

 varies considerably; I have seen them in lo\v trees, not ten 

 feet from the ground, then again on a limb over thirty feet 

 high. When sitting, the female seldom leaves the vicinity of 

 the nest, but the male wanders about considerably. J have 

 known one to fly to a ])iue gi'ove to feed that was a quarter 

 of a mile from it's nesting place. 



Sdnu. The song of the Pine AVai'bler consists of a series 

 of from five to seven notes, run together, forming a trill, re- 

 sembling somewhat tliat of the Chipping Sparrow, l)ut each 

 note is more full, and the whole lay is much more nmsical. A 

 much nearer resemblance may l)e found in the trill of some 

 Swamp Sparrows. The Pines have three methods of singing, 

 but always use the same notes, or a portion of them; that is, 

 at times the first three notes of the song are uttered, then a^ 

 other times the ternnnal notes ai"e given, then both i)arts to- 

 gether. ! lv.ive heard the same bird sing in the three v/ays 

 in rotation. 



On Septem])er 1 and 2, 1901, when in company with IMi'. 

 Andrew J. I.loyd at his home in Greenwood, Massachusetts. 

 we heard the Pine Wai-bler sing re[)eatedly. The song Vv^as a 

 little shorter than that uttered in the si)ring, the notes having 

 more of the character of a warlde than a trill. 



Autunuial songs of birds are very iutei'cstiug, and ! have 

 come to the couchisi(m that most birds give them. While it 

 is probaldy not true that every individual of a given si)ecies, 

 even if adult, utters a song after the sum'.nei- m')ult, many do. 



