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winter quarters in the garden, and has 

 carved a neat hole down in the old 

 stump, and will peck your hand if you 

 place it over the opening. 



The Persimmons and Black Gums are 

 still full of fruit, down by the springs, 

 where Woodpeckers of all kind flock in 

 to get their breakfast, and Robins, 

 Blue-birds and Waxwings feast through- 

 out the day. The Purple Finches, too, 

 make them an occasional call with their 

 yeaping cries, like a flock of young 

 chickens. 



We are greeted all the year by the 

 clear toned whittle of the Black-cap, as 

 he haDgs from some swaying limb, or is 

 merrily singing his chick-a-dee-dee-dee 

 dee. 



Our night music from the Chat, is re- 

 placed by the screaming, rediculous 

 laughing and Whoh hoo, hoo-hoo, hoo- 

 hoo, hoo, hoo-hooah of the Great Horn- 

 ed Owl. An occasional note is haard 

 from the Motted Owl, in the morning 

 or evening, as he sit lazily in the door 

 of his palace in the Chinquapin tree. 



The only Barred Owl we have met 

 with came to stay. He stole the bait 

 from onr Wild-cat trap, one night, and 

 the next night was unlucky for him. 

 He now ornaments our book- case top. 



This whiter the Red-heads are all 

 flown away; Tawney Thrushes and 

 Snow-birds are very plentiful; Titmice 

 are scattering; White-throated Sparrows 

 are abundant; Fox Sparrow-: very rare, 

 and since Thanksgiving, the Turkey 

 has not been seen at all. 



Mrs. Lillie Pleas, 



Clinton, Ark. 



Nesting of the Golden-winged Warbler. 



While out collecting May 25, 1891, in 

 a small piece of swampy land on the 

 borders of Voight's Woods, I was 

 startled by a small bird that darted 

 from some small bushes near my feet. T 

 recognized it asthe Gold en- winged Warb- 

 ler. After searching.- for a few moments 



I found the nest which contained four 

 eggs. The nest was composed of grass- 

 es, roots and leaves, and lined with fine 

 dried grass with a little thistle down. 

 The eggs measured .60x.47, .62x.48, .65 

 x.50, .66x.52 and were of a creamy 

 white color speckled with umber, lilac 

 and chestnut with the greatest number 

 of spots at the larger end. This bird 

 can generally be found in the vicinity 

 of low swampy woods and is a beauti- 

 ful little creature. Its song is a pleas- 

 ing lisping warble, and its habits are 

 like those of the Titmice. 



B. H. Swales, 

 Detroit, Mich. 



Michigan Notes, 1891. 



May 25th— Prairie Warbler — set of 

 .two fresh eggs from a nest situated in 

 a small thorn bush. The nest was a 

 beautiful little structure composed of 

 fibres and grass and lined with hair 

 and down. 



May 27th- Hermit Thrush— took a 

 set of three fresh eggs from a nest in a 

 small bush. It also contained a Cow- 

 bird's egg. 



May 28th— Took sets of 8 and 7 Red-, 

 headed Woodpecker eggs from nests in 

 an old poplar tree. These are the lar- 

 gest sets that I ever took as the number. 

 is usually five. 



Savanna Sparrow — set of four from 

 nest in a hole made by a cow. 



May 29th— Wilson's Thrush— set of 

 four eggs from nest in a small bush. It 

 also contained one Cowbird's egg. This 

 is quite a common breeder here. 



June 1st— Myrtle Warbler — found a 

 set of four fresh eggs in a nest in a 

 hemlock tree in Highland Park. The 

 nest was firm and compact, about ten 

 feet from the ground. 



June 4th — Bobolink— set of five fresh 

 eggs from nest situated in a meadow. 

 Their nests are extremely hard to find. 



June 12th — American Redstart— set 



