Concord, Mass.
1899.
June
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(Setophaga ruticilla) until all within her reach was secured.
She then managed to rub them still more firmly into place
by craning her head over the rim of the nest and bringing her
bill, throat and neck to bear on its top & inner &
outer surfaces at one and the same time.
  After this nest was finished it was frequently visited
by Black & White Creepers, Yellow Warblers and Red-eyed
vireos all of whom attempted to appropriate some of
its component material for their own domiciles. They 
sometimes succeeded in getting away with a few 
strands despite the vigilance of the Redstart who
defended her castle with the greatest of spirit. In the 
end she hatched and reared her young successfully but we
do not know just when they left the nest.
  Seiurus aurocapillus.- A nest containing an egg found on May 22
on the crest of Davis's Hill. Four more eggs were laid, one
on each successive day. When I visited the nest for the
last time on the morning of June 4th the bird was still
sitting and the eggs unhatched although they were very dark
colored. I learned afterwards that something destroyed the
nest & its contents a day or two after the visit just
mentioned.
  Habia ludoviciana.- On the afternoon of June 2nd a [male]
sang for nearly an hour without changing his perch which
was in the top of a large chestnut on Holden's Hill.
  Pooecetes gramineus.- Two Grass Finches which I heard
singing on June 8 near White Pond were the only birds that
I met with during the month. The species must have suffered terrible
losses in the south East winter.
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