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bird was seen in the same place by Dr. L. H. Ross, Mrs. Ross and 

 another bird student. It chattered constantly or sang whenever we 

 stirred it up. We decided that it must be nesting nearby. After the 

 others left I watched the bird carefully. Two or three times it flew 

 into a wild apple tree close beside which was a thick hedge of bushes, 

 now and then flitting nervously down into the hedge. A little search 

 revealed the nest in the hedge and the mother bird sitting. There 

 were three young birds and one egg in the nest. That afternoon, when 

 the nest w^as visited by Dr. Ross, the egg had hatched. 



June 22 my brother and I took some pictures of the nesting place, 

 but were unable to get satisfactory pictures of the young birds. The 

 nest was visited every day until June 25, when one of the young birds, 

 probably the last one hatched, was found dead. For fear that the home 

 life of the birds was being disturbed by such frequent visiting, no more 

 observations were made until June 30. The nest was found empty, but 

 the pai-ent birds were nearlsy and they fluttered about me in such a 

 worried manner that I felt sure the young were safely hidden in the 

 bushes. The young were able to leave the nest therefore, within 12 

 days after hatching. 



So far as I am able to learn this is the first authentic nesting 

 record of this bird in Vermont. 



MIGRATION LIST, HARTLAND. 



Mrs. Pearl B. Uxdlrwood. 



The Hartland Nature Club members have kept migration records 

 since 190S. The following list is made up from their observations for 

 five years. The territory covered ranges from about 500 feet altitude 

 on the Connecticut River to about 1,800 feet. The northern raven was 

 shot in Hartland. The summer record for the white-winged crossbill 

 was on the summit of Mt. Ascutney, where large flocks were seen. 



First seen. 



Canada goose Mar. 3 



American bittern May 11 



Mallard duck Aug. 25 



Black duck ' Apr. 6 



Wood duck 



