BA^^GOR D^yp^ COMMERCIAL. MONDAY. >:OVEMBER 28, 1904. 



Of Maine Orniih)lo5rical Society, 

 fjr 1904 



INrERESTlNQ PAPERS 



Were Read at the Meeting Saturday Af- 

 teraoon— With Fioe Talk by 

 Manly Hardy. 



I The closing session of tlie Miime OfJii- j 

 ' tholosiciil society at: the iisscmlny room 

 of tlif bis,'h school luuldiiiK on ^a^llnl;l5■ ,1 

 nftPriiooii was one oi the most lutciesl- 

 iiig ot tne eimre eoiivcution. !hc 



exercises bema vsmfi huh • •- 



and the audi('i;o- a t;'M)u I'n ,. ,, 



have called (. 



partially do! 



Satiiriiay u i ■ 



out of the cii 

 I IP. the (lay lu 

 I that night. 



i.l: 



Older to i 



leh their homes 



, An intercstini? letter -was nest read 

 froni Siniford Eitchie of Dover, bj- 1 rot. 

 PijsiVerR. secretary of the society, in which 

 the writer gave an account of the bre-eu- 

 hii'Of the Hudsonlan Chickadee at 

 IjSjei, ]'is(titaiiiiis count\ Mr Kitthie's 

 ^Pr^f. l'ohovvi>: 



^I'^ciainir of th© Hutlsoiitixu ClJloliadoo 

 (PnriiHhlKlHonlovis) iit Uover, Aie. 



By Sanford Ritchli!. 

 Tliei'c hasi been so little saUl or written 

 In rclatleii to the hL-eeiHiiK of (lite sjii'eies 



\alue to llie 



j I'l-i il niu 

 dnrluK 



12 y.-ar 



his' 'have \ 

 ,ate fall ov wli 

 KO lulrLanieirt 

 (1 in my nutea. 

 •d a snr[irise i 

 il hi tlie net t 

 ^ this s 1 ( n 

 I had siient t 

 place hically 

 loeateil (hie \v( 

 ilearesl portion 

 le (listflnt. The 

 • D<e 



1(1 



1 ha 



Kt Do 

 I i 1 



sillv 



but 



nially oeemred daring 

 or scastnis. and have 

 la to nierlt a spuciai 

 Accordingly it was 

 discover a pair en- 

 : reariiJK a lirood of 

 The date ^ya..s Jun 



anlin. 



^ il I 



directly 



tlirong-h the inoras,s, a portl( 





luf In 



if her town, iint tlie ■"hnd ■ \\ 





1 (IP<i o 



I the Dover side. 





ThLs 



(OK is of the ehfiraoter of man 



' olh- 



('Uier(-d thronijiiont northerii 



a-sd 



ceirtral 



.Maine. Ivmn- lu a valley surro 



unl< d 



hv hlll> 



iit moderate height, the sloi 



es of 



vvhii-h 



ire wei. wooded, pi'miapally 



with 



he(Mdi. 



lib-(di and poiilar. The su 



aiiipy 





of the boK produces a belt 



Of lir 



aaircec 



ar with a tan- pereeutasie of \ 



er.ow 



bU-cli a 



id sivamp maple, wliiie the 



enter 



of [lie 



lioK eoiisisls of open area.s 



intei- 



p s,,l 



with ehimp.s ot the haekm 



itaek. 



),;on||y 



known as jumper. 







lost was loentcd In tlie con 





bi <l ,il 



tlie extreme edt,'e of the s\ 



1 11)) 





ix I'ods from an oiieuhiR wliei 

 had been t:,it invav .jind Is n.; 



e llii: 



(!• ;.li 



he enirniiee was IrreKulai' 

 dug alMut two by rh.ee 

 exiiandiiiK wltli the de- 

 depth of six inches was 

 the inside di-juieter wis 

 ICS and theri; the nesit wis 

 allied SIX young buds. 

 t:Hk feather.?, whleli were i 

 diell. I 



. to exl , „ 



I raw i]uati I I.-., 

 i The old bit 

 ' tlie 5'oung. a 

 a wooflUmd 

 licr (?) bill Qn 

 of Mcstlluffs lii'ght 

 were seen and posll 

 my glass m n (Hsi 

 • l.iefot- ilip nest wn.' 

 , WBIS pxa"'0,-,.,,.. ,1,. 

 1 the moth 

 ns sh-C w„.~ ,1,,: ,,!(..,.( 

 flew to ^v!tl^ill seven 

 hetrd and nearly on .i 

 i the greatest aaxietv 

 f cries. Her call notes 

 the nest ivere sinill 

 I s.vllpbl 



s( 



,'OUld 



ij.lett 

 .- - ,1.1 he 

 h tht , 



■id 



. it 

 able 



( do 



• Iiavlns 



'til— species iiuknnwii~in 

 led me to suspeet a hroort 

 !ir. IltitU birds 

 -ientified tiirouga 

 iiiisiaiiee ot al..out liO feet 

 was discovered. While I 

 the nest, the bird v'O i. 

 lad, presnniahly the fen 



eight f. 

 with i 



.f <h p, 



of , I 



, Showhlg ; 



1 las 



and 

 six 



■ends (]iilt 



mate, no, . 

 during niv stav i 

 half hour, 



1 eo.ild not rer 

 intpresiing lainil 

 umrkmg the spot 

 lug to reinni an 



d uTieniig pi 

 .•lore 1 appro. 11:110(1 

 to the following 

 <b. ( M 1 1 (k (I iiphisis 

 and with rising InfleeUoni 

 •d ;it iiiteryais of fly,, or 

 e eou,stant..v. The niale 

 ■utly as anxious as hi^ 

 liear any note from liim 

 !u the vicinity of near a. 



I In I 1 



of tlje 

 Pd me 



the pi;.,.- J. 

 days, when I found the 



lid £ 



.■ntitv. Inif bnsiiie 

 .Tuiv ]. an' ahsen 



stiidv thliS 

 carefully 

 ne liitend- 

 ilal. proof 

 ess detalii- 



t Of ten 



u day or so an 



d expc 



tid t 1 hiMl th 



but a senieil 



of tin 



siHToundlug 



tailed le (ilsr 





ly Iraee of tl 



The stub I 





ng ihe nest 



cnri'd and ilu 



11 "t" 



iuliig examine 



proved to eon,' 





n -\ ot T g t il 



from ferns ai 



d wli! 



t ap]ieared lo 



fnr of the no 



■theru 



hare m- rabbi 



fidtPd (ogetlie 





This iveoril 

 1 il 



ot Pi 



rus hiidsoDini 



g hud 

 atrlc 



1 "i iV 



n th 



1 iiid vmin bii 

 n( r 1 Im- 



■oiicea;,,a the 1 



onlv a 



S'h 



I'pil'u, 1 



wliieli apiaeired 

 lilt ot the shell, 

 lust have heeu 



ill' he 



Vi ( md 

 out In 



inite liM 

 111 1 



,1 I'M 



d iys ai-e hud 



■eiiiicna 



ity in 

 ibm-. I 



••• I", more ,-!l.un(l;,int 



; ■ ,viars, ,.111,1 on at 

 ■ . r , in.r'K- ,r,m;iini,ig flve 







ve not 

 lird la 

 r hor- 

 tuture 



A\ u'[ ]] 



1 tte 

 t 1 



J7 



t 1 



■Maiii- 

 i 



iirious 

 tdeuts 

 1 



ml 



apt 



>1 (' \\ Kii„ll 



