10 THE OSPREY. 



The Wood Pewee, Contopus virens. Scattered throughout the woodland; 

 its plaintive notes, a little sharper than in the low lands, were often heard. 



The Phoebe, Sayornis phoele. A nest containing a single, bad, spotted 

 egg was found at about 3,200 feet, but no birds were seen. 



The Blue-headed Vireo, Yireo soUtarius. A number of immature indi- 

 viduals were seen and several secured. 



Bewick's Wren, Thryothorus levncM. Fairly common up to 3,600 feet, 

 but most abundant about houses and clearings. 



Brown Thrasher, Toxostoma rvfum. Several families about the brushy 

 fences of a garden. The young were molting. 



Towhee, Pijnlo eryth.rophtlialmus. Fairly common in similar places, but 

 extremely abundant toward the end of the month when they were evidently 

 migrating. The young were changing their mesoptile dress. 



Field Sparrow, Spizella pusilla. Common about clearings at 3,500 feet. 



Chipping Sparrow, Spizella socialis. A few seen and heard in clearings. 



Robin, Merula migratoria. Quite numerous about clearings. 



Catbird, Galeoscoptes caroUnensis. One was often heard about a bushy 

 ravine at 3,200 feet. It seems probable that the Thrasher, Towhee, Catbird 

 and Sparrows have extended their habitat up the mountain owing to deforesta- 

 tion. 



Cedar Bird, Ampelis cedrorum. Quite common at 3,500 feet. 



Hooded Warbler, Sylvania mitrata. An immature male in fall plumage 

 {mesoptilfi^ was taken at 3,300 feet in a Kalmia swamp; another was heard a 

 little higher, and many about the base of the mountain. 



Wood Thrush, Turdus mustelinus. A nest only was seen. 



White-throated Nuthatch, Sitta caroUnensis. Several seen evei-y clay. 

 A pair evidently roosted on Bushy Top above our camp every night, for every 

 morning after 6 o'clock, and every evening before dark, they passed by our 

 tent evidently using the same track up and down the slope. 



Flicker, Colaptes auratus. A few seen every day, but abundant towards 

 end of month. 



Hairy Woodpecker, Dryoiates villosus. Not common. 



Downy Woodpecker, Dryoiates puiescens. Not common. 



The above 17 species were the only ones of which breeding evidence was 

 secured tho' some other species were noted. A Kingfisher was seen several 

 times as high up as trout occurred, 3,200 feet, and certainly spent a night once 

 on the same stream. Woodcock and RuflFed Grouse were seen, and a few 

 Quail were heard in clearings. 



The bulk of the birds were migrants and were often very numerous. 

 Many Warblers such as the Black-and-White, Black- throated Blue, Chestnut- 

 sided, Blackburnian, Tennessee and others were numerous, with many Scarlet 



