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At Doch-da-on Creek, the latter part of July, redstarts were present 

 to the same extent as about Telegraph Creek. They were probably 

 still nesting. During the third week in July certain birds could be 

 found daily at the same places in the woods, and they always evinced 

 concern at the presence of an intruder. 



That we saw no redstarts at Flood Glacier was probably just chance. 

 The species may not breed that far down the river, but it undoubtedly 

 occurs as a migrant, at least in the fall. At Great Glacier, August 8 

 to 16, the birds were frequently seen, and to the last day of our stay. 

 This station is about ten miles from the Alaska-British Columbia 

 boundary, and the redstarts were sufficiently numerous there to make 

 it seem certain that some individuals must occasionally stray the few 

 miles farther that would take them into Alaskan territory. I looked 

 carefully for the species on Sergief Island, at the mouth of the river, 

 but did not see it there. 



A set of four eggs was taken near Glenora, July 5 (no. 1823). On 

 July 2 this nest was found containing two eggs. It was placed in an 

 upright crotch in a willow sapling, about eight feet from the ground. 



Ten specimens of the American redstart were collected (nos. 40214- 

 40223), three adult males, two males, breeding but in female plumage, 

 one adult female, three immature males, one immature, sex not deter- 

 mined. I cannot see that these birds differ in any particular from 

 specimens of Setophaga ruticilla from the eastern United States. 



Anthus rubescens (Tunstall). Pipit 

 Small flocks that were seen at Telegraph Creek, May 23 and 24, 

 were undoubtedly of migrating birds, for the species does not breed 

 in that region at so low an altitude. On May 29 a number of pipits 

 were seen at the Summit, twelve miles north of Telegraph Creek, and 

 at an altitude of about 2700 feet. They should have been breeding 

 thereabout, for the locality is suitable, and birds taken on this date 

 appeared to be in breeding condition, but on a later visit to the same 

 place, June 4, no pipits were seen. 



Next encountered July 11 on the mountains above Doch-da-on 

 Creek at 4500 feet altitude and higher, where they were fairly abun- 

 dant and evidently feeding young. They were extremely shy, and 

 though a good many were seen they were usually drifting about 

 through the air, and keeping well out of gun shot. They were call- 

 ing continually, uttering a note that I have never heard in the winter. 

 This was a sharp, oft-repeated wheet, wheel, wheet, the notes given 



