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Grackle. Six individuals found at 

 Steel Works. Nest with three young 

 in hemlock near dam. 



23. Astragalinus tristis, Goldfinch. 

 Common on both days. One nest in 

 wild cherry at foot of Rotten Pond 

 Mountain. 



24. Pooecetes gramineus, Vesper 

 Sparrow. Numerous birds found 

 about lake, but no nests were located. 



25. Spizella passerina, Chipping 

 Sparrow. Three nests with eggs in 

 horsechestnut trees along Hamburg 

 turnpike. 



26. Spizella pusilla. Numerous 

 nests found in hedgerows separating 

 open fields all about lake. Some with 

 eggs and others with young just out 

 of shells. 



27. Melospiza melodia, Song Spar- 

 row. Four nests found on shore of 

 lake under low bushes and under 

 clumps of tall grasses. Bach of these 

 had young birds in them nearly ready 

 to fly. 



28. Pipilio erythrophthalmus, Tow- 

 hee. Two nests with four eggs in low 

 cedars at east shore of lake. Num- 

 erous adult birds about on each day. 



29. Passerina cyanea. Indigo Bunt- 

 ing. One nest with three eggs found 

 on west shore within a small copse 

 of flowering dogwoods. Numerous 

 birds about on each day. 



30. Piranga erythromelas. Scarlet 

 Tanager. Two nests on the horizon- 

 tal branches of several oaks near the 

 top of Rotten Pond Mountain. 



31. Hirundo erythrogastra. Barn 

 Swallow. Two pair nesting in the 

 peak of a barn at the Steel Works. 

 Both nests were inaccessible. 



32. Iridoprocne bicolor, Tree Swal- 

 low. But one of these species ob- 

 served near the lake on the 4th. 



33. Riparia riparia, Bank Swallow. 

 Two nests in the interstices between 

 the stones which form the sluice wa- 



terways at the dam at the Steel 

 Works. 



34. Vireosylva olivacea, Red-eyed 

 Vireo. Numerous nests on the east- 

 ern slope of Rotten Pond Mountain 

 and along the different turnpikes in 

 the shade trees. In every case adult 

 birds were working upon these pen- 

 sile nests. 



35. Lanivireo flavifrons, Yellow- 

 throated Vireo. Two nests with eggs, 

 found along Hamburg Turnpike in 

 maples. Numbers of these birds 

 present on both days. 



36. Vireosylva gilva, Warbling 

 Vireo. One pair with nest on the 

 road back of the lake. Both birds 

 were working upon it. 



37. Dendroica aestiva, Yellow 

 Warbler. Two nests found on Rot- 

 ten Pond Mountain. One with young 

 just out of shells and other with three 

 eggs of this species and two of M. 

 ater. 



38. Seiurus aurocapillus, Ovenbird. 

 One nest with two eggs located at 

 foot of Rotten Pond Mountain. Num- 

 erous birds present on both days. 



39. Geothlypis trichas, Maryland 

 Yellowthroat. Numerous nests of 

 this species were found along the 

 lake shore and along the shore of the 

 Pompton River in the low bushes. In 

 no case were the sets complete. One 

 nest had three eggs but the others 

 had one and two in them. 



40. Icteria virens, Yellow-breasted 

 Chat. Two pairs were building nests 

 in several low cedars on low hill along 

 eastern short of lake. 



41. Wilsonia mitrata, Hooded 

 Warbler. One of this species found 

 on Federal Hill which is about one- 

 half mile west of Pompton Lake. 



42. Setophaga ruticilla, Redstart. 

 Common all about lake, but no nests 

 were apparent. 



43. Dumetalla carolinensis, Cat- 



