Oe da Merriam, Nesting of the Cape May Warbler. 411 
birches. It was on one of these islands that the Cape May Warbler ° 
was found nesting. 
The nesting site was discovered on June 7, 1916, when the female 
was seen carrying material to the thick top of a spruce about forty 
feet from the ground. This was in a rather open part of the woods 
perhaps fifty feet from the shore of the lake. Identification 
was for a time uncertain. But observations on six different 
occasions between June 7th and 18th of from one to two hours dura- 
tion each time, were sufficient to remove all doubts. During this 
time the female was seen many times on the ground or in the low 
growth at a distance of ten feet or less, and the male with his char- 
acteristic markings was seen clearly in bushes or low trees at 
least five times within fifteen feet besides many times at greater 
distances and heights. 
The female was not at all timid and apparently gathered most of 
her nesting material at two places, both within sixty feet of the 
nest tree. By taking a partly concealed post within a few feet of 
these places many excellent opportunities for observation were 
secured. Several times the female flew directly from the nest to the 
ground or brush passing within a few feet of the observer’s head. 
While searching in the low growth she was absorbed in manner, 
giving only occasionally a sharp chip. In going to the nest her 
actions were more rapid and she chipped more frequently, gener- 
ally alighting ten to twenty feet below the nest and working her 
way up from limb to limb on the outside of the tree. She was an 
industrious worker and during the period of nest building was 
found at work whenever this part of the woods was visited, both 
morning and afternoon. 
The male was not seen to carry any nest material but seemed to 
be generally in the immediate neighborhood. At times he accom- 
panied the female part way to or from the nest and sometimes 
remained near her in the low spruces. Once the female was 
attacked by a Junco and after a chase the Junco actually caught 
and held her. At this commotion the male Cape May flew down 
and lit close by but took no active part in the argument. The 
Junco was apparently victor for after one more flight to her nest 
the female Cape May was not again seen to trespass on the Junco’s 
territory or do any more nest building that morning. The male 
