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cepted. To our delight, Mrs. Warbler 

 appropriated all the material which we 

 had supplied and, in a very short time, 

 had a somewhat bulky nest built; Inas- 

 much as the nest would not shape itself to 

 the maker, she added more material of 

 her own choosing and soon had the nest 

 finished in a way very satisfactory to all 

 concerned. 



In due time, several eggs appeared and 

 the work of incubation began. 



While we were away for a day or two, 

 either a cat or an inquisitive small girl who 

 knew of the nest, pulled it down and part 

 of the eggs were thrown out. 



We straightened up the nest, hoping 

 that our dainty, trusting bird-neighbors 

 would continue with us but we were 

 doomed to disappointment. For two days, 

 we saw nothing of either bird. Early the 

 third day, we discovered the mother bird 

 busily engaged in tearing the old nest to 

 pieces and carrying it, bit by bit, across 

 a vacant lot, to an apple tree in our neigh- 

 bor's yard. Very faithfully did she labor 

 all the day until every vestige of the old 

 nest was removed and a fine new home 

 constructed in the old tree, safe from 

 marauding cats and out of the reach of 

 inquisitive girls. 



Here, in their new home, young Warblers 

 came in due time and were raised to War- 

 blerhood in safety. — Harold J. Russell, 

 Brocton, N. Y. 



Records of Kirtland's Warbler 



On May 18, 1908, a female Kirtland's 

 Warbler was seen at Richmond, Ind., by 

 Mr. M. S. Markle. On May 14, 1909, a 

 male of this species was observed at 

 Urbana, O. This one sang repeatedly, 

 and was watched for a period of an hour 

 or more by a party of observers. 



There are two other records of the 

 Kirtland's Warbler in this region. These 

 are May 13, 1905, at New Paris, Ohio, 

 and May 7, 1906, at Richmond, Indiana. 

 May 13 is, therefore, about the average 

 date of the appearance of this species in 

 western Ohio and eastern Indiana. — 

 LoREN C. Petry, Urbana, O. 



Blue-winged and Prairie Warblers Near 

 Chicago 



At Palos Park, Illinois, on May 15, 

 1909, as we were walking near a brook 

 amidst wild crab and thorn trees, we heard 

 a song which had become familiar in Indi- 

 ana and southern Ohio as that of the Hel- 

 minthophila pinus. As this was believed 

 to be a new locality for this Warbler, we 

 took pains to ferret out the songster, and 

 it indeed proved to be the beautiful 

 Blue-winged Warbler. There were at least 

 three males in song. One year ago the 

 writer heard this song in the same locality 

 but was unable to find the bird. Palos 

 Park is some twenty-five miles south of 

 west from Chicago. We hope to find the 

 Blue-winged nesting in this locality, as 

 does the Golden-winged Warbler. 



On the sand-dunes along Lake Michi- 

 gan, twenty miles south of Chicago, on 

 May 17, after watching for some little 

 time a host of Warblers, more or less 

 familiar friends, an unfamiliar one ap- 

 peared amongst them; the first thing 

 noted was the series of chestnut spots on 

 the back and then point by point the 

 Prairie Warbler was revealed, the iden- 

 tification being completed by the little 

 fellow lifting his voice in song. As we 

 found this bird last year at Urbana, 111., 

 where it had been recorded, and this year 

 find it where it has rarely been seen, we 

 may hope it is extending its range. — 

 Lucy V. Baxter Coffin, Chicago, III. 



A Persistent Robin 



I have a Robin that comes regularly 

 every year and builds under my veranda 

 in an American ivy, on the identical spot 

 every time. I remove the old nest when 

 empty. In 1908 she began the first nest 

 April 14, the second nest June 4, and the 

 third nest July 21. The last bird flew 

 away August 24. I suppose some one 

 killed the male bird while the female was 

 sitting the last time, as I never saw him 

 after that; the female raised her last 

 brood alone. — Mrs. E. J. Walker, 

 North Java, N. Y. 



