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edo-e of the lake. The pretty little wool lined 

 nest contained two fresh eggs, one of which 

 had probably been layed but a short time be- 

 fore my arrival. , t • ^ 

 The female was on the nest when I arrived 

 but flew off into a bush at my approach, i 

 eould hear the male singing a short aistance 

 away, and I proceeded thither. I caught 

 sio-ht of him several times, as he eyed me sus- 

 pidously from his concealment, jerking his 

 head in all directions as if to make sure his 

 eves did not deceive him. After watching 

 him for a few moments, I passed on toward 

 the railroad track. 



One thing that surprised me was the num- 

 ber of White-breasted Swallows that skimmed 

 over the lake. There were scores of them 

 too perched on the telegraph wires, and at 

 mv' approach they would fly off, and after per- 

 forming a few ariel feats over the water, 

 would return to their resting place again. 



Further on, I came to a path which led to 

 the woods and I decided to follow it and see 

 what forms of bird life I could see there. 



No sooner had I reached the shade of the 

 trees than I espied a male American Redstart, 

 fluttering about through the trees and hazel- 

 nut bushes that lined the path on either side. 



