THE O, & O. SEMI-ANNUAL. 39 
Report oF WILLARD N. CLUTE, Bincuamron, N. Y. 
Wood Thrush. First seen May 4, one; next seen May 6. 
Found in the uplands. 
Wilson’s Thrush. First, May 9g, three; next seen May 10; 
common May 11. Generally near water; especially along creeks 
‘in the woods; in swamps, if wooded; in fact, anywhere near 
water. It may also sometimes be found in dry woods. 
Hermit Thrush. First, April 11, one; next seen April 14. 
American Robin. First, March 12, one; next seen March 13; 
common March 17. Seldom found in the deep woods—usually 
in the vicinity of man. 
Catbird. First, May 10, one; next seen May 11; common 
May 12. Found along streams. 
Brown Thrasher. First seen, April 20, two; next, April 24; 
common April 26. Found in open woods; they seem to prefer 
a wood moderately clear of underbrush. 
Nesting: Wilson’s Thrush, nest generally placed on the ground 
in damp situations in the woods ; composed of leaves, grasses and 
fine strips of bark, and lined with fine rootlets. The earliest nest 
found May 20. Two broods are sometimes raised. Eggs, 4, 
blue. 
American Robin, nests in vicinity of man, placed anywhere 
about the house or out-buildings, such as on a‘beam, or post, in 
corners of rail fences, on window cornices, and in fact any con- 
venient shelf. Nests of this bird are very common in orchards. 
In the woods, the Robin seems to prefer a pine in which to place 
its nest. I have found many nests on tops of stumps in newly- 
cleared tracts, and in two instances have known these birds to 
‘build nests in a dead and leafless tree along a city street, and 
hatch out their young without molestation. Another nest found 
was in a hole in an apple tree. The nest was situated about six 
feet from the ground. The hole was formed by the rotting away 
of a large limb; it was about ten inches deep and eight inches 
across the entrance. The nest was composed of the same mate- 
rial and did not differ in size and shape from other Robins’ nests. 
The composition of thé nest differs in: different locations ; when 
near the house it is composed of twine, rags, grass, etc., and 
