Lake Umbagog.
1903.
June 15
  Early morning sunny; remainder of day cloudy with frequent
heavy showers. Wind N.W.
  Alva Coolidge and Gilbert met by appointment in the
woods near Lakeside at 5.30 this morning and took the 
Philadelphia vireo's nest with the female parent. The male was on
the nest and singing freely when they reached the place.
He did not leave the eggs until Gilbert had climbed to
within a yard or two of the nest and began shaking the
branch to which it was attached. He then flew directly off
into the woods. Presently he returned with his mate and 
as Gilbert was cutting off the branch and packing the
eggs both birds came about him in the tree top scolding
a little with the low complaining cry which so nearly resembles
that of V. gilvus. The male acted shy & suspicious, however, and 
soon departed again. The female was shot in the aspen by
Alva Coolidge with a light charge of No.10 shot. All this I
have heard from Gilbert for I remained in my room the while partly
because I had some packing to do but chiefly for the reason
that I knew I should "rattle" Gilbert by unnecessary and
disturbing warnings & instructions for I was by far too nervously
anxious about the success of the undertaking to trust
myself to remain quiet. It was no easy matter, as we had
all foreseen, to get to the nest in safety for the
upright, terminal shoots among which it hung were in 
the very top of the tree & exceedingly slender & brittle. But
Gilbert executed his difficult task with perfect success
as I knew he would if left to his own resources.
He brought me the nest, eggs & parent bird at 6.30.
I blew the eggs (three in number) at once. They were
perfectly fresh but the set was complete as I ascertained
Nest of Philadelphia Vireo taken.