THE OOLOGIST 
against a small piece of brush on the 
gully bank about six feet above the 
bed rock. The female was on _ the 
nest and allowed me to _ get close 
enough to get a fairly good picture 
before she left, but as I moved up to 
get a better view she slid from the 
nest and flew up the gully bank, The 
nest contained two eggs of the thrush 
and one of the parasitic Cowbird. I 
made another exposure showing my 
friend, Dr. McNaughton pointing out 
the nest to my friend C. F. Stone. 
This photo gives a good idea of the 
location of the nest. Four days later 
(July 1st) I got quite close and got 
a good picture of the female on the 
nest and showing the immediate sur 
roundings in detail, then I moved up 
to within about 30 inches, without dis- 
No. 62—Hermit Thrush on Nest. 
turbing her, and got a picture of her 
on the nest, using a Cramer Iso plate 
and a four exposure. This 
time when I started to change the 
plate she left the nest, flying up the 
gully bank. Then I built a platform, 
raising the camera so that it looked 
down on the nest and got the picture 
showing the nest and eggs (Cowbird 
egg at the right). 
On July 27th I was coming down 
the gully bank from a Black-throated 
Green Warbler’s nest when I slipped 
and fell, sliding down the bank and 
a Hermit Thrush flushed almost from 
in under me and I found her nest there 
in the bank. This nest contained 
three eggs of the Thrush and one of 
the Cowbird. The nest was composed 
of dead hemlock twigs, 
second 
leaves and 
See No. 50. 
—Photo by Verdi Burtch. 
