bushes, much to the relief of the anxious mother. She 

 quickly took advantage of her enemy's retreat and 

 hurried her brood to another bush about fifty feet 

 away and renewed her search for subsistence for the 

 ever ready and hungry throats of her rapidly grow- 

 ing family. 



On walking down the railroad towards the Glens a 

 pair of Bronzed Grackles were observed walking 

 about on the banks of the lake and feeding on the 

 small crustaceans which were there in great abund- 

 ance. In the eaves of the ice-houses and railroad 

 shanties were seven inaccessible nests of the Phoebe 

 and along the right of way numerous pairs of Song 

 Sparrows were roving about in a restless manner as I 

 passed the sites of their homes. Swifts, Tree and 

 Earn Swallows were present over the lake and great 

 numbers, and in the thick deciduous growth on the 

 left were numerous Robins, Chipping Sparrows, 

 Crows, House Wrens, Maryland Yellowthroats, and 

 Catbirds. Goldfinches were seen performing their 

 wavy nights on all sides and the twitter of their songs 

 were continual throughout the day. A White-eyed 

 Vireo, the only one of this species which I have had 

 the opportunity to observe this year, appeared in a 

 low birch within a dozen feet of me and displayed 

 little or no fear of me or my proximity, but kept on 

 feeding and uttering its song in a very subdued man- 

 ner. In the river birches two families of Baltimore 

 Orioles were roving about and feeding on the insect 

 life which was very abundant. 



Near the Glens the Yellow Warblers were common 

 as well as the Least Flycatchers and Red-eyed 



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