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deep, wet sphagnum, growing in mounds. The presence of the 

 wild cranberry and Linnea borealis shows it to be in effect a 

 cool northern bog. The sweet piping of the Chickadee, the 

 slender little song of the Kinglet, the trill of the Nashville Warbler 

 and the ringing song of the Olive-backed Thrush, are among 

 the characteristic sounds. 



Almost lost among the many louder voices, one may occa- 

 sionally detect a weak double note and a little whistle, much 

 like one of the Wood Pewee's notes, but shorter. It is made 

 of two barely separable syllables, the second being the higher 

 in pitch. It may be a good hour's work to trace these sounds 

 to their source. In some dark recess among the spruces, on a 

 low perch, you may detect a bright-eyed and dull-colored little 

 fellow, with all the earmarks of a flycatcher. And so he is, — 

 the Yellow-bellied. His nest is hidden in the steep side of one 

 of the mounds of sphagnum, among the leaves of goldthread 

 and cornel. The White-throated Sparrow and Junco use 

 the same type of site occasionally. The Nashville Warbler is 

 strongly suspected of doing the same thing. However, a 

 number of nests undoubtedly belonging to the Flycatcher have 

 been found. The eggs resemble those of its near relatives, the 

 Alder and Acadian, and are quite unlike those of sparrow, 

 junco or warbler. 



The Prairie Horned Lark probably nests in some part of the 

 district each year. During some seasons I have failed to note it 

 at all. It frequents only the open and cultivated places. 



In the woodlands, the miscellaneous calls of the Blue Jay are 

 among the common sounds. The birds are so numerous that 

 it seems surprising that any of the small species can succeed in 

 raising their families, especially since the Jays doubtless have 

 the able assistance of the Crows in their work of housebreaking. 

 The most favored nesting-site appears to be in a small spruce 

 tree. The nests are usually empty before the arrival of the 

 summer ornithologist. 



Nothing is recorded of the Crows of Pocono which entitles 

 them to more than passing mention. 



Wm. L. Baily reports the Cowbird as occasional at Pocono 

 Manor. I have not met with it in other parts of the district nor 



