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On the same date (June 2.")) 1 found a Rose-breasted Gros- 

 beak's nest and w bile watching" it our attention was drawn to 

 Red-wing- nest number four and we erected a bHnd with the 

 idea of securing some photographs of the parents. While 

 engaged in this we became so interested in the blackbirds 

 that we spent some time watching them. My wife and I did 

 all of the work. 



The nest was built in a small elm about two feet from the 



Ftiiialt- AlnnntMl liy ;i WliistU' Iroiii tlio lUiiid. 



ground. It was carelessly and coarsely woven and was so 

 thin one could see thru the sides, it was left undisturbed ex- 

 cept that enough branches and leaves were removed to allow 

 photograj'jhs to be taken. An ordinary nmbrella blind was 

 erected at the nest on the afternotMi of June 2ii. The liird 

 was unusuallv shy and it was not until noon of the thirtieth 

 that we thought it wise to enter the lilind. \\\' cmild watch 

 her actions from the ( iroslieak's nest and thus determine the 



