Sayomis 7>hoebe 
Concord, 
Mass. 
1895. 
The last young Phoebe had left the nest in the sand bank. 
Aug. 6. 
when I lookedjat it this forenoon and I could find no signs of 
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the brood in the neighborhood. They have probably betaken 
themselves to the river banks. 
1899. 
The Phoebes at the Barrett farm reared two broods in the 
June . 
same nest this season. The nest was placed in a mortice hole 
in a beam „ , , first 
m a aarn corner 01 the barn cellar. 1 saw iz on April 28th 
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when it was nearly finished. On May 8th it held four eggs 
but the bird was absent. Another egg was probably added the 
following morning for the nest contained five on the 22nd. 
After this it was examined daily. The young hatched on the 
27th and left the nest fifteen days later, i.:e. on June 11th. 
On June 24th I found four eggs, which looked fresh, in the 
same nest. It did not look as if the birds had done anything 
to it. The female was flitting about and apparently had not 
begun sitting again. She reared the second brood safely but 
I clo not know just when they were launched on wing 
