S4 



THE OOLOGISl 



\^(' 



great rate, and vainly trying to es- 

 cape. 



June 16. Catbird's nest, four eggs, 

 nearly hatched. 



June 30. Nest of Red-winged Black- 

 bird in hedge, contained four eggs. 

 Nest made of grass. (Another instance 

 of the nesting of this species regardless 

 of the vicinity of water. P. M. S.) 



Found a Wren's nest in a mortise in 

 a post. It contained seven eggs. I 

 took four eggs, and after a few days I 

 went back and found the Wren had 

 laid another egg, and still kept incu- 

 bating. 



Found a nest of the Orchard Oriole 

 in an apple orchard. It contained four 

 eggs, rather fresh. 



June 21. Found two small nests, one 

 of them in an apple tree and the other 

 in a maple tree on the (street. Both 

 contained young nearly grown. Nests 

 were composed of hair and soft mater- 

 ials woven into a cup, and suspended 

 from the outer twigs. Added later: 

 Since the above note, I have seen sev- 

 eral suspended in the maple trees along 

 the streets I think they are a species 

 of the Vireo, but am not certain. Very 

 pretty little nest, the prettiest I ever 

 saw. 



June 23. Nest of Orchard Oriole in 

 apple orchard, three eggs. Nest sus- 

 pended between upright twigs. Also 

 nest of Brown Thrush, containing four 

 eggs, in a hedge. 



July 9. For two weeks past the In- 

 digo Bird has been sitting upon the 

 highest limbs of apple and maple trees, 

 upon the very highest point, singing its 

 pleasing song. They are very common 

 now. 



A boy in town found a "Rain Crow's" 

 nest (Yellow-billed Cuckoo) this last 

 week in the public park, containing 

 four eggs, rather light blue color. 



July 10. Nests of Turtle Doves with 

 fresh eggs quite common. I found sev- 



sral to-day. They are evidently a sec- 

 ond brood. 



Found a nest of the Wood Pewee (a 

 mistake, no doubt Traill's Flycatcher, 

 Empidonax trailli. P. M. S ) in a 

 hedge upon a high branch, co' taining 

 three eggs, embryoes almost developed. 



July 17. Jacksnipes (Wilson's Snipe, 

 Qallinago delicata) common in a por- 

 tion of low, wet meadow. First time 1 

 ever noticed them at this time of year 

 in this locality. 



(That evening I called on a noted 

 sportsmen in the neighborhood, and 

 told him that I had found a colony of 

 Jack Snipe. He rather ridicultd me 

 for mistaking some other species for tbe 

 well known game b rd. I insisted that 

 I was correct, and directed him to the 

 .place, as ne finally said he would go 

 out and investigate. Passing his house 

 the following evening, I saw him on his 

 back porch, giving himself a thorough 

 scrubbing before going within, and I 

 immediately conjectured that he had 

 been out hunting. Calling to him I 

 inquired if he had been hunting. He 

 admitted that he had. "Find any Jack 

 Snipes?" I asked. "Yes, a few," he 

 replied. "How many did you get"? I 

 queried. "Twenty-one." You may be 

 sure I had Ja<^k Snipe for breakfast 

 next morning. 



July 21. Jack Snipes have all disap- 

 peared, only a solitary one seen this 

 evening. (The cause of their disap- 

 pearance was clearly traceable to the 

 best wing ?hot in town, acting upon 

 information given by a young fellow 

 who had nothing to do but ramble 

 about the country from morning till 

 night ) 



Doves very plentiful. They are be- 

 ginning to flock together, and are very 

 numerous along the edges of the ponds 



July 23. Yesterday I saw quite a 

 curiosity, a Robin with a white spot on 

 each wing. It was flying about in a 

 pasture. 



July 27. Again I saw the Robin with 



