184 Bird - Lore 
Two Phcebes’ nests out of five were attacked by lice, and the young killed. 
Those that were successful were built in an old mill, on a piazza of a dwelling- 
house, and under a stone bridge, respectively. The first two were in an old 
hen-house and in a barn cellar. 
I was fortunate in finding two Hummingbirds’ nests. Both were in large 
maples and akout ten feet up. One was deserted, with the eggs, and the other 
turned out successfully. ; 
Three Red-eyed Vireos’ nests, all in maples, and from five to fifteen feet 
up, were left undisturbed, and the young flew, but a fourth was robbed by 
Blue Jays; it was in an oak. 
A snake was responsible for the destruction of one Catbird’s nest and eggs; 
another was deserted before any eggs were laid. The other that was watched 
turned out all right. All were placed in shrubbery or thickets. 
Yellow Warblers were plentiful, but only two nests were found, one of 
which was deserted, with an egg, the cause unknown; the other, in a maple, as 
was the first, was found while the young were hatching. The nest was undis- 
turbed and the young flew. 
Unfortunately, only one out of three Brown Thrashers’ nests were left 
unmolested, and the old birds given a chance to rear their young. A fire scared 
away one pair; too frequent visits on the part of curious children caused the 
desertion of another. Both were in brush-piles. The remaining successful 
nest was in a scrub apple. 
Two Chickadees’ nests, both in dead saplings were discovered, one with 
seven and the other with nine eggs. The first was deserted, for some unknown 
reason, but the nine birds from the other flew. 
Two Downy Woodpeckers’ nests were successful, but, to offset them, two 
others were robbed. 
A Meadowlark’s and a Red-winged Blackbird’s nest were found not far 
apart in the same meadow, and the young from both were raised. 
A large number of Barn Swallows built their nests in the same barn and, 
as far as I could find out, all were successful. Only two were reckoned in 
with the rest. 
It may be added that a Whippoorwill’s nest with two eggs was found, 
but, on going to it the next night, the eggs were gone. It is assumed that 
the bird followed a custom attributed to the species—that of removing the 
eggs on being disturbed. 
SUMMARY OF THE SEVENTY-FIVE NESTS 
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Nests destroyed by natural enemies...................... 13 
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Nests where the young were raised ......................43 57s 
