Odd Nesting. 



During the many years that I have had a fancy 

 for birds, I have found many unusual nests and 

 eggs. I will here write of some that I remember. 

 In the year of 1892 I found a Mockingbirds nest 

 in a very peculiar position, it being placed on the 

 inside of a chicken house near an old abandoned 

 dwelling. The nest was placed up in one corner 

 on what is called the plating, and contained 

 young birds. 



The next year, 1893, I found a Mockingbirds 

 nest containing three eggs, about a mile from the 

 first and also in a very peculiar position. 

 The nest was placed on the side of the ioad,three 

 feet up in a rail fence. 



On April 16th 1892, while looking atacotton 

 planter, 1 saw a Wrens nest in the box of it, and 

 on examination saw that it contained eggs. 

 As the planter had to be used that day, 1 was for- 

 ced to remove the nest to a shelf ten feet away, 

 little expecting the birds to go to it. 

 However the next day I was agreeably surprised, 



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