588 (m neraJ Notes. [o|', ,v 



M> time was limited and I was only able to Bee that both turds visited 

 thenesl ami that neither of them wenl directly to the nesting tree but wont 

 first to a hemlock tree which was about sue Peel away. 



On Juno 17, I again returned, prepared to stay as long as there was 

 sufficient light to Bee by. My observations began at about 3:15 r. m. and 

 Were tabula tod as follows: 



3: L9 both birds oamo to the nest, 



3: JO one bird 



.. .. 



3: 23 one bird; both thon oamo to trees within 15 foot of me, one on 



either side. 

 3; 24 1 one bird. 

 3: 26 same bird, 



3: 35 both birds, ono waiting at the entrance till the other loft. 

 3: 37| ono bird, staid half a minute, 



3:38 



3:39 ' " " 



3:41 



3; 50 " " staid half a minute, 



3:51 " " 



3: 56 both birds in succession, 



3: 59j ono bird 



4:08 " " 



4:12 



■\ : it the other bird, both in sight, 



4: 17 ono bird 



■\ : IS " " staid half a minute 



I 22 ■• " 



4:27 " " staid half a minute, followed immediately by the other 



bird. 



1: 36 ono bird with what looked like birch bark or moth wings of some 

 kind, 



■\ : 38 ono bird followed immediately by the other, 



4: 41 one bird wit h mot h or flying insect of some kind. 



On one trip I thought 1 saw ono of the birds taking the oxoreta from the 

 nest to a tree about fifty paces away, but up to I: 11 I believed that the 

 birds wore building. After the visit at that time 1 was confident that they 

 were feeding young and I went over to the nost to investigate. I enlarged 

 the entrance hole a t title and looking in could see two young. I put ono 

 of my lingers into the hole and could hoar the young birds climbing up 

 inside the bark. When I looked into the nost again it was apparently 

 empty. 1 then started to remove the piece of bark to which the nest was 

 attached and all except one of the young birds loft the nost and tlow away, 

 making (lights of about twenty yards. 



Is soon as the young birds began to leave the nest the parents beeamo 

 very excited and one o\ them, probably the female, alighted on a tree 



