Bluebirds and Wood Thrushes were heard along the 

 Wanaque in great numbers and several nests of the 

 Redstart, Wood Thrush and Bluebird were located. 

 On Hearing Hewitt, a Crested Flycatcher, a Flicker 

 and a Chewink were observed. Another "rara avis" 

 with me appeared here in the form of a Blue-headed 

 Yime. Cliff Swallows were observed in great abund- 

 ance here and ten nests were found under the eaves of 

 a deserted barn. Near the Hewitt Station a copper- 

 head was disturbed making a meal of a nestling Song 

 Sparrow much to the distress of its parents. Here 

 the Meadowlark, Orchard Oriole, Purple Grackle 

 and Vesper Sparrow were observed in small numbers 

 and at Monks Crossing a Mourning Dove, a Killdear, 

 a pair of Cooper Hawks and two male Yellow- 

 breasted Chats completed the day's hunt. 



June 26th, 1914. 



THE ORIOLES 



By Helen Bull 



One day while I was sitting on the lawn I saw a 

 beautiful Baltimore Oriole fly over the house, and 

 looking around, I soon discovered his nest out on the 

 end of a branch, very near to where I was. In a 

 few moments he was back, bringing to the nest food 

 for the young and then was off again. I only saw 

 the female once or twice. When the male was evi- 

 dently tired from flying about he would sit on a 

 branch near the nest, half hidden by the leaves. 



When the wind blew, their hanging nest would 

 swing so hard that it looked as though it must surely 

 blow from the branch. I have seen several Orchard 

 Orioles around but have not seen any nests of this 

 species. 



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