i 1. To woods this morning ; located 1 j 

 Ruby that I was after yesterday and ] ' 



Copyright, 1892, by Fbank i 

 followed him about from nine o'clock until 



lialf past twelve, then gave it np. I walked , 



about tliree hundred yards from where I had CojL^Ji.J^*^ 

 last left the $, when I heard him again just 

 behind me, sol turned about and went back, 

 looked at black spruce that I tiiouglit might 

 hold nest, went up it and just as I got neai- the 

 top down came tlie ? and tliat settled it. 

 The nest was underneatli the bianch, sus- 

 pended from the little twigs and to my great 

 satisfaction, contained ten eggs. 1 got the 

 whole business safe to the ground and as it 

 was then quarter of one, I left for home 

 perfectly satisfied witli my morning's work. 

 The nest is a line one and the eggs were quite 

 freslj and were blown incely. 



June 4. To the woods this afteriuH.n. 

 Located anotlier $ liuby and put in tlie whole 

 afternoon trying to iind nest, but did not 

 lucceed ; but wliile tramping to and fro 

 through the swamp, I nearly ci'ushed a bird 

 with one of my number twelve boots and 

 hjoking ab(mt soon liad the nest. This held 

 five eggs, white ground, spotted with red. 

 The bird kept up high overhead and being 

 new to me, I left for Iiome, got the gun, 

 started her olf nest again and then gatliered 

 her in and am sending tlie skin to you for 

 identification.* The stomacli of bird was full 

 of flies and a few spiders by way of variety. I 

 did not see the Tlie nest was in the 



iwamp, raised up from the wet ground and 

 built in underneath a little hillock and right 

 by where I found tlie Yellow Palm Warbler's 

 nest last year. I also found another Olive- 

 baoked Thrush nest just built up in top of 

 little spruce. 



June 5. To woods all day after the Euby 

 again, and this time I succeeded in placing the 

 nest or ratlier the place where the bird intends 

 to build it, as there are now only a few little 

 bits of moss tliat cannot be noticed except by 

 aid of the glasses. The ? is hard at work and 

 * Nashville Warbler. 



the J, as usual, puts in the time singing, ji'f^ 

 Th's nest is fully two hundred yards away 

 jfrom where the $ led me to believe it was. 

 j June 6. Ran out this evening to see how 

 I tlie Ruby was getting on with her nest found j| 

 ' on morning of the 5th and was surprised to 

 see it oorapleted on the outside, which shows 

 liow hard the bird must work and with what, , 

 rapidity they build their nests. Also found [ 

 nest of^Suininer Yellow Bird just about built 

 ^ June y. To wood " ' ' 



at 



this " afternoon ; took 

 5t of Song Sparrow with four eggs. Looked , 

 ill Thrush nest found tbe 4tli ; it held two 

 eggs to-day. Watched the <$ lluby found 

 building on 5th. She is now carrying feathers 

 and lining the inside of her nest. Took six 

 eggs of Golden-winged Woodpecker. 



June 1-2. To woods all day. T-ook Thrush 

 3 ad a look at Ruby found"'EmiIdVng'^ on 

 ith and nest is now complete and she is on it. |^ 



June 18. Out this afternoon and examined % 

 for first time the inside of Ruby Kinglet' s nest * 

 found building on 5th, and that the 5 was 1 

 lining with featliers on the 9th. This held one 

 egg to-day. This bird appears to me slow 



i„uubated'."]^f'h*ad anStlieriiunt for the Ruby I 

 / Kinglet that I looked for all day on 7th anlr 3»«^'7 

 8th and found it. Strange to say, it was ^-^(f , 

 on a black spruce that I had gone up and 

 ' looked over time and again. Nest was out on 

 end of a beastly thick branch that hung down 

 at the end and hid the nest. The nest was right 

 in the thickest part and was fastened by the 

 sides to the little twigs and was suspended. 

 I could not see eggs as the nest was hard to 

 get at and the opening of nest was covered 

 over completely witli feathers and lined with 

 featliers all the way down on inside and 

 bottom and the eggs were hid from view. 

 First I have ever seen like that ; but I could 

 feel the eggs with my finger, so I took nest 

 and on arrival home found it contained six 

 eggs all of wiiich were incubated, but 1 

 succeeded in blowing them finely. Am glad I 

 found this as I had worked liard for it. This 

 was a good day for Yours very truly, 

 Dartmouth, N. S. ^ , #"*i??kn _ nr, no 



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