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stream. We walked out on the log and took several pictures of the bird 

 on the nest. Not even the click of the camera made her move or show 

 fear. Unfortunately the pictures were not good. Another day when we 

 arrived no bird was on the nest, but while we were watching, about twelve 

 feet away, she returned and settled herself on the nest. May 30 two 

 eggs were hatched. June 2 three tiny young ones were in the nest. Some 

 tragedy occurred that night, for the following morning the nest was empty, 

 though apparently undisturbed, and the male was singing in the distance. 



Miss Ford found another nest on July 19, about a quarter of a mile 

 away from the first nest. It was in a tangle of cat brier vine and gall 

 berry, about three and a half feet from the ground almost on the edge of 

 a creek, and close to a big fallen pine, against a bank of kalmia and cane. 

 The nest contained three young birds very nearly fledged. Both parents 

 were fluttering and chipping nearby, but they went about their business, 

 and during the next half hour were seen to feed the young. 



On July 1, Miss Ford also watched two very young birds being fed. 

 They were hiding on the ground in very thick underbrush, and were 

 fed by both parents. She was attracted to the spot by the singing of 

 the parent. 



The fervent singing of Swainson's Warbler was a constant pleasure this 

 spring. As Mr. Wayne says, "Its notes are full of sweetness, and at 

 times it is really inspiring." 



A delightful experience was on the evening of June 29. Miss Ford was 

 with a party of friends having picnic tea on the banks of a creek, when 

 suddenly a Swainson's Warbler burst into song. He was in plain sight 

 about forty feet away, over the high road, on the edge of the woods. He 

 started a chorus of song from Prothonotaries, Hooded Warblers, and 

 White-eyed Vireos, which lasted for ten minutes, until a passing auto- 

 mobile broke up the concert. 



Kentucky Warblers (Oporornis formosa) were found on June 6, and 

 again on June 7, while looking for Swainson's Warblers. They must be 

 shy birds, for we had not found them before, nor did we hear their song. 

 We found two families, in deep swampy woods, eight miles apart, and in 

 each instance we saw the birds at close range, and watched both parents 

 feeding young birds. This is unusually far east for the Kentucky Warbler 

 to be found nesting. 



Louisiana Water-Thrushes (Seiucrus motacilla) we found to be rather 

 abundant. Last year Mr. Wayne recorded our finding a pair breeding at 

 Graniteville, S. C, five miles from Aiken. This spring we saw and heard 

 them in every suitable locality around Aiken. On April 13 we found a 

 pair while on May 23 in exactly the same spot we saw two adults 

 feeding and followed by their very .young birds. 



On May 9 we found a nest partially completed and watched the bird 

 building it, but later visits showed that it had been abandoned. On 

 June 1, and on June 4, in different swamps we saw adults followed by young 

 birds.— Marion J. Pellew and Louise P. Ford, Aiken, S. C. 



