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Notes after Taps. 
In looking over my notes I find that on the 
night of May 5, 1887, while running my out- 
line, I heard a Spotted Sandpiper call, and 
after I answered he called again. I also heard 
a Song Sparrow. It was then about ten o’clock, 
an hour or so after I heard a Robin sing. 
Were these birds out serenading, or were they 
talking in their sleep? I often hear Chipper 
Sparrows and Phoebes at midnight and after. 
Let us hear from others on the subject. 
A CURIOUS ORIOLE’S NEST. 
I inclose a photograph of a Baltimore Oriole’s 
nest now in my collection. It was found in 
a maple tree about thirty feet from the ground. 
It is what might be called two nests on one 
twig. The lower nest was used last year, and 
the upper one the year before. My opinion is 
that the male slept in the upper nest while 
the female tended the eggs below, as you 
see the lower nests partly fastened to the 
upper one. Did you ever hear of or see a 
nest like this before? Let others give their 
opinions. Alden Loring. 
Oswego, N. Y. 
[The photograph shows two nests linked to- 
gether. The lower one has the regular ap- 
