82 BIRDS OF EASTERN MASSACHUSETTS 



724. Short-billed Marsh Wren Cistothorus stel- 

 Idris (N"aumann). Kather scarce S. R. except locally 

 (Hamilton, Saugus, Lynnfield). May 6- Oct. 9. Wet mead- 

 ows, among grasses and sedges, often in colonies. Nest 

 spherical, among grass-stems, near ground. Eggs, May 

 25- June 18; July 7. 



725. Long-billed Marsh WrQnTelmat6dyte* 

 palustris palustris (Wilson). Locally common S. R.; rare- 

 ly winters. May 2) 15 - Nov. 30 (winter). Cat-tail swamps 

 and borders of streams among coarse grasses and sedges, 

 usually in colonies. Nest of grass, globular, entrance on 

 side, supported among cat-tails, grass-stems, etc. Eggs, 

 June 5 - 29 (Aug. 1). Ipswich R. in Topsfleld and Wen- 

 ham; Fresh Pond marshes in Cambridge; Sudbury R. 

 meadows in Wayland; Charles R. Broads in Medfield and 

 Sherborn; etc. Essex Co. is thought to be the northeast- 

 ern limit of its range. 



CEBTHIID^E. CREEPERS. 



726. Brown Creeper Certhia familidris americdna 

 Bonaparte. Common M. and W. R. ; very rare and local 

 S. R. in cold swamps (Hamilton, Taunton). Sept. 12 - May 

 8; summer. Woodlands and groves, climbing tree-trunks 

 spirally, often in company with chickadees. In breeding 

 season, cold swamps. Nest on tree-trunk, behind flake of 

 loose bark. Eggs, May 6 - 23. 



SITTID^E. NUTHATCHES. 



727. White-breasted Nuthatch Sitta carolinen- 

 *is carolinensis Latham. Common M. and less common 

 W. R., and not uncommon S. R. Trees generally, clamb- 

 ering about on trunks and larger limbs. Nest in hole in 

 tree or stump. Eggs, April 3 - May 1. 



728. Red-breasted Nuthatch Sitta canadensis 

 Linne. Irregular fall and W. V., sometimes abundant; 

 rare S. R. Aug. 15 - May 20; summer. Tree-growth gen- 

 erally, conifers by preference. Nest in hole in dead tree. 

 Eggs, May 18 - June 10. 



PARID^E. TITMICE. 



735. Chickadee; Black-capped Titmouse 



Penthestes atricapillus (Linne). Very common R., espec- 

 ially noticeable in winter, Orchards and woodlands. Nest 



