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pally of deciduous second-growth, which is separated from the 

 more heavily wooded section to the rear by a roadway which 

 follows its outline. It was here directly opposite the bungalow, 

 that we hunted and found our first nest, that of the Grouse. 

 The hen had flushed only after we had advanced to within five 

 feet of its position and the nest was found without difl&culty. 

 It was located under a shrub in a low depression lined with 

 leaves and contained but six, partly-incubated eggs. While 

 approaching this Carter flushed a Chestnut-sided Warbler from 

 its nest and announced four eggs. It was placed in a low birch 

 sapling amid characteristic scrub growth. While here the note 

 of the Alder Flycatcher was heard constantly along the lake 

 borders and was recognized by Baily and Carter, who had 

 become familiar with it as a resident, but had never been suc- 

 cessful in obtaining its nest or eggs. As we had planned to 

 spend our day in the vicinity of Butz Run, a favorite locality 

 at the southern end of the lake, we did not tarry here. 



We had proceeded but a short distance along the road when an 

 excited Junco flew up at our feet, chirping incessantly. Its 

 actions bespoke the presence of a nest and the surrounding area 

 was searched without results. Some one suggested our retreat- 

 ing a short distance, which we did and almost immediately the 

 mother bird returned, going directly to the hidden nest at the 

 base of a huckleberry bush among dried leaves and bracken. 

 Constructed principally of grasses and rootlets, it contained four 

 pale blue eggs, heavily spotted with rufous, principally at the 

 larger end. This nest had been built not over ten feet from the 

 roadway and within five feet of a trail leading up to a bungalow, 

 which was then under construction, with workingmen passing 

 by several times a day. 



The Solitary Vireos were calling from the deeper woods be- 

 hind us and we all penetrated confident of finding a nest. 

 Several birds were watched and noted for hours on this and 

 succeeding days but without success. A nest of the previous 

 year, which was readily identified, was found hanging from a 

 spruce limb at a height of five feet. Yet we were all glad to 

 have spent this time among them, for the Solitary Vireo is truly 

 a wonderful songster. As we listened to it, it sang, generally 



