Relation of Summer Birds to Western Adirondack Forest 437 



breasted Grosbeak, 1 pair ; Song Sparrow, 2 pairs ; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 3 pairs ; Goldfinch, 1 pair ; Bronzed Grackle, 2 pairs ; Least 

 Flycatcher, 2 pairs ; Kingbird, 1 pair. This census shows 26 pairs. 



In the Burn a typical space in the center was selected, where 

 there was a depression, or great kettle-hole, in and around which 

 grew several tall living trees, chiefly maples. This measured area 

 contained 10 acres, and its nesting birds were as follows : Robin, 

 Olive-backed Thrush, Chickadee and White-breasted Nuthatch, 1 

 pair each ; House Wren, 2 pairs ; Redstart, 1 pair ; Canada Warbler, 

 1 pair ; Yellow-throat, 2 pairs ; Chestnut-sided Warbler, 3 pairs ; 

 Nashville Warbler, 2 pairs ; Blue-headed Vireo, 2 pairs ; Red-eyed 

 Vireo, 1 pair ; Cedar Waxwing, 2 pairs ; Song Sparrow, 2 pairs ; 

 White-throated Sparrow, 8 pairs ; Goldfinch, Ruby-throated Hum- 

 mingbird, Least Flycatcher, Flicker, Sapsucker, Hairy Woodpecker 

 and Canadian Ruffed Grouse, 1 pair each. This estimate makes a 

 total of 2>7 pairs in the 10 acres. 



The Bog adjacent to the Burn, and including a strip of second 

 growth conifers with some remnants of original hardwoods, com- 

 prised approximately 9 acres. The nesting birds of this lot were 

 as follows 1 : Veery, 2 pairs; Chickadee, 1 pair; White-breasted Nut- 

 hatch, 1 pair ; Canada Warbler, 1 pair ; Myrtle Warbler, 3 pairs ; 

 Blue-headed Vireo, 1 pair ; Cedar Waxwing, 2 pairs ; Lincoln's 

 Sparrow, 3 pairs ; Slate-colored Junco, 1 pair ; White-throated 

 Sparrow, 7 pairs ; Purple Finch, Yellow-bellied Flycatcher, Olive- 

 sided Flycatcher, Flicker, Sapsucker and Arctic Three-toed Wood- 

 pecker, 1 pair each; a total of 28, or 3 pairs to an acre. 



For the Virgin Forest count, an area of about 5 acres was 

 selected, lying along the line where the Bog and the Meadow con- 

 verged. It held the following species : Hermit Thrush, 3 pairs ; 

 Golden-crowned Kinglet, 1 pair ; Red-breasted Nuthatch, 1 pair ; 

 Winter Wren, 2 pairs ; Red-eyed Vireo, Magnolia Warbler and 

 Black-poll Warbler, 1 pair each; or 10 pairs in all. 



The long narrow Meadow tract comprised a fraction over 8 acres, 

 and contained the following tenants: House Wren, 2 pairs; Mary- 

 land Yellow-throat, 7 pairs ; Cedar Waxwing, 1 pair ; Song Sparrow, 

 6 pairs ; Chipping Sparrow, 1 pair ; Rusty Blackbird, 1 pair. Here 

 we find 18 pairs of birds. 



In the Lumbered Clearing, a bushy area of 6 acres near the 

 lakeshore was selected for counting. Its nesting birds included one 

 pair each of Olive-backs, Redstarts, Canada Warblers. Yellow- 

 throats, Mourning and Nashville Warblers, Red-eyed Vireos, Cedar- 

 birds, Least Flycatchers and Crested Flycatchers ; and of 

 Chestnut-sided Warblers, 4 pairs ; Song Sparrows, 2 pairs ; and 

 White-throats, 2 pairs ; 19 in all, or about 3 pairs to the acre. 



A representative patch of about 7 acres in the Open Hardwood 

 Forest furnished this list: Chickadee, 1 pair; Winter Wren, 1 pair; 

 Black-throated Blue Warbler, 3 pairs; Blue-headed Vireo, 1 pair; 

 Red-eyed Vireo, 2 pairs ; Scarlet Tanager, Wood Pewee, Yellow- 

 bellied Sapsucker, Flicker, Junco, and Black and White Warbler, 

 1 pair each. This estimate shows 14 pairs in 7 acres. 



