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A Robin's Nest 



C. W. FiNLEY. 



On May 15, 1910. a robin's nest containing four eggs was 

 found in the crotch of a small maple tree at the south end of 

 Jackson Park in Chicago. The nest was barely five feet from 

 the ground, and the main branches of the tree were arranged, 

 see the first figure, so as to make photographing it an easy task. 

 (Fig. 1.) Near the tree was a thick clump of bushes in which 

 one could secrete himself and. at the same time, have an unob- 

 structed view of the nest. Although there was a graveled walk 

 within twenty feet of it. the spot was little frequented by park 

 visitors. The writer was at that time being initiated into camera 



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Fic. 1. — The Xest ix thp: Crotch of Tree .\t Level of Boy's 

 Head. Rohix in the Tree. 



