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Breeding of the Snow Goose in Nebraska 



Editor of the Warbler : 



I found a nest of the Snow Goose on the 3rd of June last. It was about 

 three hundred (300) yards from the Platte River in a swampy meadow. I 

 flushed the old bird off the nest but she only flew a short distance before 

 lighting. The nest contained eight (8) buffy white eggs. On visiting it 

 again two days later I found it had been destroyed, probably the work of a 

 coyote. The pair of Geese stayed in the vicinity of the nest for a week or 

 more and then disappeared. 



Cyrus Black, Kearney, Nebraska. 



A Good Breeding Season 



AS far as Long Island is concerned the season just passed has been an ex- 

 ceptionally favorable one for birds. Breeding seems to have been suc- 

 cessful to an unusual degree. Nesting began early and lasted long. Many 

 Robins were coming out in August, and a Song Sparrow was observed con- 

 structing a nest as late as August 20th. The lack of rain and particularly 

 severe storms during June and a greater part of July was favorable to all 

 birds. 







Late Breeding of the Field Sparrow 



N August 26th a nest with three fresh eggs of the Field Sparrow (Spi- 

 zella presilla) was found near the village of Floral Park. 



