Cambridge, Mass.
1899.
June
[margin]Birds
noted in our
garden by
W. Deane &
W. Brewster.[/margin]
  17. Colaptes auratus. - A pair nesting in an artificial
box (as already noted in the May list).
On June 22nd we opened the box for
the first time & found that the nest
contained 8 eggs. These were deserted
early in July. The [male] Flicker "shouted"
through June.
  18. Nycticorax n. naevius. - On the afternoon of the
21st at 2 o'clock a Night Heron
was seen flying over the garden
by W. Deane. It came from the
direction of the Brighton marshes.