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locality where this bird has been 

 found in the State, Mr. Knight having 

 found it nesting in the Orono bog, 

 Mr. Morrill also found it nesting near 

 Pittsfield. Soon we heard a peculiar 

 bird note, which we judged was an- 

 other Yellow Rail, which was, no 

 doubt, nesting somewhere in the 

 marsh bordering this bog. But no 

 amount of searching could gain us a 

 sight of this bird, which seemed to 

 keep just ahead, yet very near to us. 

 As we neared the edge of the bog, I 

 flushed a warbler from a nest at the 

 roots of a thick clump of alders. At 

 first, I thought it a Yellow Throat, 

 but soon I saw it was not of this va- 

 riety. Both birds kept flitting through 

 the dense foliage, but not near 

 enough to get a good view of them. 

 I called Mr. Knight and began look- 

 ing for the nest, which I soon saw, 

 hidden under the roots of the alder 

 clump. A neat nest, well covered over 

 with weeds and grasses, containing 

 five eggs, much resembling the nest 

 and eggs of the Nashville. We coula 

 not decide what it was, so Mr. 

 Knight suggested we ride back and 

 get the camera and a supply of dry 

 plates and come back and photograph 

 these rare nests. A Kingfisher exca- 

 vation attracted our attention on our 

 trip back; also a Meadow Lark perch- 

 ed on a tree convinced us a nest was 

 somewhere hidden in the meadow be- 

 low. A pair of Red Crossbills with 

 four or five young were noted near 

 Bangor. The young were already on 

 the wing. Returning with camera 

 and outfit, we proceeded along our 

 trail to the bush near the nest which 

 I had located, where I had tied my 

 handkerchief to mark the spot. The 

 female was on the nest; and 

 allowed us to approach very close, I 

 noted the black cap and the yellowish 

 patch at the base of the bill. Wil- 

 son's Black Cap we both exclaimed 

 in a moment. The male kept flitting 



nervously about near the nest while 

 we were preparing to photograph her, 

 which we did on the nest. After 

 we flushed her, we made two expo- 

 sures at the nest and eggs, which 

 proved to be fresh. The nest was of 

 fine grass and weeds of the same ma- 

 terial. After locating two nests of 

 the Swamp Sparrow, one with three 

 young and an addled egg, the other 

 with three fresh eggs, we then pro- 

 ceeded to the Kingfisher's nest before 

 mentioned, and while Mr. Knight was 

 getting a photograph of this nesting 

 site, I crossed the track to a clump of 

 pines and spruces. A Hermit Thrush 

 was beginning to sing his evening 

 song. His nest was somewhere on the 

 side hill, but I did not locate it. A 

 pair of Myrtle Warblers had a nest 

 completed in a pine tree about twelve 

 feet up, but no eggs were laid at this 

 date. Many other birds were nesting 

 here, but as Mr. Knight had completed 

 his exposures, we decided it time to 

 return to the city. Tired and hungry, 

 we pedaled along, walking all the hills 

 and discussing our exploits of the day. 

 Hermon is the second locality in the 

 State, so far as I know, where the 

 nest of the Wilson's Black Cap has 

 been found nesting, Bro. Morrill hav-. 

 ing found several near Pittsfield. 



A pair of Bank Swallows were ob- 

 served in Cornville (Somerset Co.) 

 near a large steam mill. A large pile 

 of sawdust had accumulated and men 

 had been carting it away. As they 

 shoveled it away, a bank was left, and 

 here I saw a pair of Bank Swallows 

 trying to excavate a nest burrow in 

 the side of this sawdust bank. They 

 worked away busily, but the sawdust 

 was light and crumbly, and after they 

 would get a good start, down would 

 come the sawdust, they having to flut- 

 ter smartly to keep from being buried 

 in the falling dust. They were de- 

 termined little chaps and kept per- 



