Cistotliorus stellaris . 



Concord, llass. 



1895. Searched for nests to-day in Pantry Brook Meadow, but 



July 22. vTithout success. Did not even find a "cock" nest. Four males 



singing. In one place I roused the female who followed me aboui 

 scolding. Frightfully hot. (Atostract from journal ). 

 July 23. At Pantry Brook yesterday I noticed that each male Wren 



occupied or rather monopolized an area of several acres no 

 two male birds singing nearer each other than abo\it 200 yards. 

 Faxon thinks, and no doubt correctly, that the scarcity of 

 birds in this meadow this season is due to the fact that the 

 meadow was entirely ,twater at about the time of their arrival 

 forcing them to choose breeding groimds elsewhere. This the- 

 ory will also explain their total absence this season on the 

 Great Meadows belov/ Concord. 



A female Short-bill on Pantry Brook meadow yesterday came 

 very near me hovering over the grass and dropping into it ut- 

 tering a sc<aiding ohurrr or sometimes a low chip, or chKP' ^ 

 looked vainly for a nest but started two full gro;vn birds 

 which I took to be young. The great difficulty is to hit upon 

 the immediate vicinity of the nest in such a sea of grass. I 

 foxmd no decoy nests. 



