Lexington, Mass.
1910
June 9
(No 2)
[June 9, 1910]

Helmin. leucobronchialis [Helminthophila leucobronchialis]

  The spot was rather densely shaded by a big white pine but
just beyond the embankment which formed one side of the ditch
lay a comparatively open, sun-bathed space growing up to birches
blackberry bushes etc. On the other side was an extensive tract
of swampy woodland with large trees, chiefly maples, beneath
which ferns of various kinds grow in great luxurious [luxury] and
profusion. From this latter side we made our first approach to
the nest. I saw it almost at a glance from a distance of
eight or ten yards for it was a bulky affair (quite as large
as an average nest of Wilson's Thrush) and only imperfectly
concealed by the foliage of the rue and golden rod that rose
above it while the bottom of the rather wide ditch in front
of it was covered only with a growth of short, fine grass.
The young raised their heads & opened wide their mouths
when I looked down at them. They were about double the
size of the eggs of a Helminthophila & although chiefly naked