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Empidonax trailli alnorum. Early in the morning of June 8, 1904, I 
found an Alder Flycatcher singing in a clearing by the roadside within a 
mile of my home in Ponkapog. Frequent visits convinced me that the 
bird was breeding, but it was not until the 24th that I found and took the 
nest with 4 eggs. 
The clearing was originally a swampy tract of pine, white cedars and red 
maple but was chopped over in the winter of 1901-02, resulting in a sprout 
growth of maples combined with such shrubs as Comus paniculata, Alnus 
incana, Rhus venenata, Azalea viscosum, etc.; the ground being still damp 
enough to support a growth of sphagnum and skunk cabbage. 
The nest was well within the bushy area, 2J feet up in an Azalea viscosum 
bush, of characteristic composition — dead grass with long loose ends 
hanging down. 
Several times since I have seen Alder Flycatchers in both Canton and 
Norwood during the breeding season but have not taken the necessary time 
to find more nests. 
Auk 26 , Apr-1900 /99, /??- Mo 
