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 been found on the Pocono Plateau, tho such "boreal species 

 as the Northern Water Thrush, Golden-crowded Kinglet, and 

 White- throated Sparrow nest there regularly. In Warren, 

 Elk, and Forest Counties, Mr. Simpson finds the Creeper 

 breeding, but in Twenty years has found but one nest. In 

 Sullivan and Wyoming Counties, it nests more in larger in 

 numbers,and several sets have been taken by Messrs. Otto 

 Behr and Witmer Stone. It has also been reported to nest in 

 Perry, Lycoming, Clinton, and McKean Counties but no eggs 

 have been taken. In Center County, I have searched in 

 vain for it a number of times. 



727. Sitta carolinensis carolinensis Lath. White-breasted 

 Nuthatch. 



The White-breasted Nuthatch nests regularly over 

 the whole state, tho in many of the thickley populated sect- 

 ions it is now rather scarce. It always seems to occur in 

 great numbers in the more remote farming regions thar else- 

 where, breeding very often in the larger woodlots as well as 

 in the wilder mountain forests. 



728. Sitta canadensis Linn . Red-breasted Nuthatch. 



This small, northern Nuthatch nests only in the 

 higher portions of the Allegharies where the hemlock forest; 



