On my way home I took nest ot J unco, 

 with four eggs. " i • 



June 34. Ran out before breakfast this ^a*^^-'^ 

 morning to look at Ruby Kinglet' s nest — - 



that I found building on 5th and that held-''^-'*'"^'^- 

 one egg on the iSth (when it was exam- /&-~> ^- ^ 

 ined by me for the first time), and to my /i/i, 

 surprise it still held one egg, which ^^s, (V^Zj 

 cold, and the inside of nest damp, and I 

 could see, for some reason or other, that 

 the birds had deserted it, and I was sadly 

 i disappointed. However, still hearing the ^ 

 singing close by, I was satisfied the ? was 

 not far off and had built another nest, so 

 I went to work, and in one hour and ten 

 minutes I had it, and this time it was up 

 20 feet, near the top of a tall, slim black 

 spruce, and contained six eggs. I did 

 not take it, as I wished to see if set was 

 complete. On my way home, I found 

 a Hudsonian's nest with four young, all ' 

 feathered and ready to fly. 



-Xw^ a.-!>~ /fe-i found another nest of the Ruby ^• 



■ Kijiglet, which was full of young, and I 



was pleased that the old birds had man- 

 aged to hide it so well, as I had been after 

 it a good many times before, and the com- 

 ical part of it is that it was on a black 

 spruce that I had gone up iwice before, 

 but had failed to see it. I also found a 

 Myrtle Warbler's nest, with four young, 

 and took a nest of the Black-throated 

 Green, with four eggs, but regret to say 

 they were so badly incubated that I could 

 not save them, and the same sad fate 

 attended another set of the same species ; 

 so from this out I shall be very careful 

 what I take, as it is bad enough to take 

 the nests, but sad in the extreme when the 

 eggs and young are destroyed, 

 j June 26. Looked at Ruby Kinglet's 



nest to-day that I found on 34th. It still, 

 held the six eggs, so I concluded the setl 

 complete and gathered it in. The eggs) 

 were slightly incubated, but came out all' 

 O.K. This is the second nest built by the| 

 I same bird this season. I then went and; 



took the first nest that this bird had builti 

 and which held one egg, but unfortunately! 

 trod upon it while on the ground and 

 broke the egg. I felt very sick then and 

 ''^^jTJn'my way home I heard the $ Ruby j 

 Kii^glet singing, belonging to the ? whose ', 

 nest I found building on the 5th and which 

 held one egg, which she deserted and | 

 built another that I found on the 24th, 

 with six eggs, and took on 26th with samej 

 number, and I was very much surprised 

 to find the ? busily engaged in carrying 

 materials for her third nest for this sea- 

 son. This time the nest is way up in a 



^ry^^rge black spruce, and out on the 

 end (underneath) of one of the long limbs, 

 and will be hard to secure. 



^ i?,^ returning, I went up over the ground 

 where I found and took the Rubv Kin g- 

 let's nest on 19th with six eggs, and hear- 

 ing the $ about, I went to v/ork and in 

 three hours and seven minutes I had lo- 

 cated the spot on which the ? had com- j 

 menced to build her second nest. I saw 

 her working at it, and she has been at it , 

 for but a short time, as I can just make j 

 out the bare outline of the nest. 



eggs, I find the boys have destroyed. The 

 2. Ruby Kingle t nest found building on 39th j 

 looks to be finished now, but the one 

 found building on 37th I see the ? is still 

 working away at. 

 very badly i"ncuHated. i exammea nisiuc - 

 of Ruby Kingle t's nest found building. 

 39th', and it now held three eggs. 



July 9. Went out this evening and took 

 the Ruby Kinglet nest found building 39th 

 and that held three eggs on the 5th. To- 

 night it held seven eggs, so I took it, as I 

 thought set complete. The 9 was on the 

 nest ; nest was up about 1 2 feet, out on 

 limb of black spruce, underneath the limb, 

 and suspended. This is the second nest for 

 this 9 this season and was distant about 

 45 yards from where I took the first one 

 on June 19, with six eggs. 



This completes my notes and collecting 

 for the season. Next year, if I am spared, 

 you will hear from me again. 



H. Austen. 

 0.&0 Vol.17, Oct. 1802 p. 146-48 



