24 PROCEEDINGS OF THE 



The Veery's nest is on the ground, not sunk in it as the Her- 

 mit's normally is, either in swampy places or on the drier wood- 

 land floor. The eggs are practically undistinguishable from 

 those of the Hermit Thrush. 



The Olive-backed Thrush is not generally distributed. In 

 spots where the forest is not very tall, but rather open with a 

 good growth of thick, young spruces, it may be heard, espec- 

 ially at evening, pouring out a penetrating though not very 

 loud song. It seems to me a mistake to compare it with the 

 song of the Hermit, lest it be thought that it is something like 

 it. Entirely different both in voice and method of delivery, the 

 two should be mentioned together only by way of contrast. The 

 utterance is the same every time, in tone more like that of the 

 Veery. The notes are six or seven in rapid sequence, slightly 

 burred, but beautifully resonant. Ths birds are difficult to 

 observe. The nest is placed in small spruces, close to the 

 trunk, a few feet from the ground. 



The Hermit Thrush is easily the most notable songster of the 

 region. It is usual for those who attempt description of the 

 song to exhaust their superlatives and still fail to make one who 

 has never heard it, realize what it is . In method it is similar to 

 the Wood Thrush's but the higher pitch gives it a quality of 

 exaltation peculiarly its own. The bird frequently employs 

 three variations which are given in order. At Pocono Lake 

 the ground is broken by numberless mounds, caused by the 

 uprooting of the forest by a tornado about a century ago. 

 These mounds are favorite nesting sites of the Hermit Thrush, 

 The nests are usually set into the side of the mound. Others 

 are placed under huckleberries or almost anywhere in the woods. 



The Robin is common, but its morning song is by no means 

 the overwhelming chorus that it is in the lowlands. Some of 

 the birds are found about the houses ; others are wood birds, 

 nesting in pines and other trees, remote from civilization. 



The ever lovely Bluebird is found in the open places and 

 clearings, where it nests in holes in stumps and dead trees. 

 Some resort to the stumpy lakes where they mingle with 

 grackles, kingbirds and tree swallows. 



Having passed the summer birds of Pocono in review, it 



