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stump and over the water a Mallard's 

 nest was found containing fourteen 

 eggs, the duck being on the nest. As 

 they looked much incubated, they 

 were not touched. Back in the dense 

 big timber the fine notes of the Amer- 

 ican Redstart was heard on every 

 side. Two males were taken. A Car- 

 dinal's nest was found in the Button 

 Ball bush but not molested. 



Our dog Heine chased something 

 through the dense bush with much 

 bellowing, we supposed it to be a 

 rabbit. Coming up to where he had 

 treed it, we were surprised to find 

 him twelve feet up in an old willow 

 tree literally tearing the dead top out 

 of it. It was limbed from the ground 

 up and not hard to climb by an enter- 

 prising dog. We were much surprised 

 to see a large mink dislodged out of 

 the top of it by the dog and which he 

 barely missed. It ran down the tree 

 and off to safety towards the lake, 

 while the canine, who had to descend 

 backwards, was quite a while reach- 

 ing terra firma. 



Our half day's outing was success- 

 ful and satisfactory and we returned 

 to our buggy and home. 



Dr. W. S. Strode. 

 Lewiston, Illinois. 



Pine Grosbeak at Tea Neck, N. J. 

 On January 9, 1916, Mr. B. S. Taub- 

 enhaus, of New York city, and the 

 writer found a pair of Pine Grosbeaks 

 (Pincola enucleator leucura) among a 

 group of conifers in the Phelps Es- 

 tate at Tea Neck, N. J. These birds, 

 a male and female, were in a hemlock 

 about twenty feet from the ground 

 and in a position to easily determine 

 their identity. They were in company 

 with several Golden-crowned Kingletb 

 and Chickadees and remained in the 

 vicinity for about ten minutes before 

 they flew off and we had ample time 

 to observe them. This is the first 



record which we have for this spe- 

 cies in New Jersey. The Report of 

 the New Jersey State Museum men- 

 tions several records in the northern 

 counties but none since 1904. We 

 would be glad to know if other ob- 

 servers have seen them at this point, 

 or at other places in northern New 

 Jersey, this winter. 



L. S. Kohler. 



Birds on Matinicus Rock, Maine. 



This small and nearly barren ledge 

 is in the western part of Penobscot 

 Bay, and is about twenty-five miles 

 from the mainland. There is a light 

 house on it which has twin lights and 

 the people connected with it are the 

 only inhabitants. Visitors are allow- 

 ed, your name is requested and no fire- 

 arms permitted. 



From the Rock eastward are a great 

 many ledges and islands, most of them 

 the home of some specie of bird in 

 spring time. While many of the birds 

 are of the so-called common variety, 

 they are very interesting to anyone 

 living inland. The great size of some 

 of their colonies and the prettiness of 

 the scenery in Penobscot Bay. 



June is the best month in which to 

 visit the Rock and an early morning 

 start is advisable for there is general- 

 ly a good swell on the water which 

 seems to increase by afternoon. Ap 

 proaching the Rock a great many 

 Common and Arctic Terns are seen 

 coming and going. They are pari 

 of the large colony living on it, which 

 is estimated at over fifteen hundred 

 pair. The greater part being the com- 

 mon species. All Terns are called 

 either Medricks or Mackerel Gulls by 

 Maine people. 



Looking the place over, after you 

 land, you find that one end is entirely 

 covered with immense granite bould 

 ers. Toward the other end there are 

 little patches of soil between the 



