Savornis 'Phoebe . 
Concord, Mass . 
Lake - Umbagogv Ma - ia e . 
1897. Every year since my log cabin was built a Phoebe has hung 
April. about it in early spring as if thinking of building there. 
This year I found him there on my arrival March 31st, and up 
to April 23rd he sang regularly every morning in the oaks over 
my door, and during the day hunted his insect prey from vari- 
ous perches along the river bank near at hand. On April 8th 
he 7/as accompanied for the first time by a mate and after this 
date the two birds were constantly together, but they v/ere 
last seen on the 23rd, at least near the cabin. I cannot un- 
derstand why they will not nest there for there are many ad- 
mirable places on the rough logs under my eaves. 
