300 THE TAWNY CREEPER. 
Taken near Tacoma, 
Photo by W. Leon Dawson. 
NEST OF TAWNY CREEPER IN DEAD OAK TREE. 
DETAIL OF PRECEDING ILLUSTRATION. THE NEST APPEARS UNDER THE BARK 
SCALE ON THE RIGHT, AND THE WONDER IS HOW 
IT MAINTAINS ITS POSITION. 
behind which six 
callow babies rest- 
ed on a soft cush- 
ion of moss, hair 
and _ bark - fiber, 
supported by 
twigs criss-crossed 
and interwoven, 
to take up all 
available space be- 
low. 
This looked 
easy ; but the most 
diligent search the 
following season 
served only to dis- 
cover the records 
of past years and 
hopeful prospects. 
Bark scales of just 
the right di 
mensions do not 
abound, and those 
which do look 
good prove to be 
either too infirm 
or else to have re- 
ceived the scant 
compliment of a 
few criss-crossed 
sticks which mean, 
“We would have 
built here, if we 
had not liked 
some other place 
better.” 
Not until May 
5th, 1907, did Mr. 
Bowles discover 
the first eggs, five 
speckled beauties. 
