THE OOLOQIST 



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"bird. Nesting in numerous places 

 about the lake near the shores. 



44. Toxostoma rufum, Brown 

 Thrasher. One pair with nest in low 

 cedar on eastern shore of lake. 



45. Troglodytes atricapillus, House 

 Wren. Two nests in hollow maples 

 along Hamburg Turnpike with young 

 birds in each. 



46. Hylocichla mustelina, Wood 

 Thrush. One nest on Rotten Pond 

 Mountain containing three young just 

 out of shells. 



47. Planesticus migratorius, Robin. 

 Abundant and nesting in many places 

 all about lake. 



48. Sialia sialls, Bluebird. Two 

 nests along Hamburg Turnpike in 

 Tioles in the shade trees. 



Throughout the day myriads of 

 Cicada septendecim were present on 

 every tree, shrub and bush and their 

 whirring din drowned out or muf- 

 fled considerably the songs and calls 

 of the bird residents of the woods and 

 fields. In walking through the low 

 "bushes I had to be continually brush- 

 ing these insects from my clothing. 

 Another peculiar happening was the 

 abundance of Dragon flies in the open 

 fields. Whenever these insects would 

 approach near the wooded portions 

 they would be attacked by the Cica- 

 dae and driven back to the open 

 again. These noisy battles continu- 

 ed throughout both days and resulted 

 in the death of many of the Libellu- 

 lidae. 



Louis S. Kohler. 

 June 6th, 1911. 



Weary of Well Doing. 



While walking through the woods 

 along Cayuga Lake, on the first of 

 July, I was amused to see a Veery 

 Thrush flying rapidly among the trees 

 "With a full grown young Cowbird in 

 close pursuit. The over grown young- 

 ster flew up to its foster parent wher- 



ever she stopped and, assuming an ex- 

 pectant attitude, fluttered his wings 

 to be fed. The Veery evidently 

 thought she had provided for him 

 long enough for she flew away, with 

 all possible haste to another tree, on- 

 ly to find the Cowbird on the branch 

 beside her. 

 And everywhere the Veery went this 



lamb was sure to follow; 

 He followed her from tree to tree, his 



stomach was so hollow. 



A. D. DuBois. 



NOTES. 



In the June OOLOGIST it was er- 

 roneously stated that Oscar E. Bay- 

 nard was warden of the Bird Island 

 reservation in Indian River, Florida. 

 We should have said, at Orange Lake 

 Reservation. Paul Kroegel is warden 

 of the well known Bird Island in In- 

 dian River, occupied by Pelicans. 



Mr. Baynard writes that he has 

 about eight thousand pair of birds un- 

 der daily observation for some five 

 hours. His extensive collection of 

 birds eggs has recently been placed 

 in the State University of the state 

 of Florida. 



E. H. Short of Chili, New York, re- 

 ports: March 27th, Evening Gros- 

 beak; seen twice; probably same bird; 

 male. First seen since 1890. 



June 18th; Mocking bird in full 

 song; first recorded in twenty-five 

 years. 



Another Double Shelled Egg. 



Alex. Walker of Armour. South Da- 

 kota, reports receiving a tame chick- 

 en's egg of the circumference length- 

 wise of nine inches, around the sides, 

 7% inches; smaller diameter 2% 

 inches. This proved to be a double 

 shelled egg, and was successfully 

 blown by Mr. Walker without injury 

 to either shell, each of which contain- 

 ed a yolk. He now has a splendid 

 specimen of these rare eggs. 



