THE SPOTTED SANDPIPER. 533 
The Peet-weet’s nest is usually a little removed from the water’s edge, 
placed a few rods back among the stunted willows and rank grasses of the 
upper sand 
stratum of 
the beach, or | 
else sunk fete Als: 
somewhere 
upon a grass- 
grown bank. —yyo oN) ; es 
‘The birds are eee ~ Sak 
Tae a : 
not always |) d\~ j= -mhat 
discreet in eS 
che matter of 
concealment, 
elerin @ummavvaetel el 
sometimes 
steal to the 
nest or visit 
it openly, 
while search 
is being con- 
ducted in the 
immediate 
neighbor- 
hood. The 
eggs, normal- 
ly four in 
number, are 
immense for 
the size of 
the bird, and, 
as a conse- 
quence, the 
young are so 
well found at 
birth that 
they are able 
to scamper 
off with nev- 
Taken at Cedar Point. : Photo by the Author: 
er a thought NEST AND EGGS OF THE SPOTTED SANDPIPER. 
for the un- THE SET IS INCOMPLETE BUT TWO APPEAR TO MAKE A NESTFUL. 
usually substantial cushion of leaves and dried grasses which has harbored 
them in embryo. 
