Lanius ludovicianus migrans* 
Bethel, Maine. - 
1903 
June 8 
(9) 
^ fluffed out like a little Owl. 
On my v/ay back I climbed to the nest ana. examined it closely. 
It was placed directly against the main stem of the elm about ten 
feet above the ground and was of the usual bulky character. Prom 
below it looked not unlike the nest of a Thrasher j.or it contained 
many large twigs in the lower portions but the walls were thiOkly 
and warmly felted with a variety of soft materials. There were 
fewer feathers than usual in the lining but such as there were 
looked fresh and clean as did the entire surface of the inner cup 
at the bottom of which lay a handsomely marked egg. Although I 
took this out and looked at it critically I was unable to decide 
whether it was addled or freshly laid. I am inclined to think, 
however, that it may be the first egg of a second clutch, for on 
June 5 I saw the female Shrike pull a tuft of sheep's wool from a 
barrel and take it off in the direction of the nest and while I 
was descending the tree this morning she came flying swiftly to- 
wards it and hovered within a few feet of my head uttering her 
harsh, grating cry. This I thought could be best compared to the 
long-drawn plaint of a Canada Nuthatch save for the fact that the 
^ notes were deeper, harsher, louder and given in much more rapid 
it 
succession. When I hoard^in the open field earlier in the morning 
it also reminded me a little of the mew of a Catbird. 
While I was watching the Shrikes I heard two Bobolinks and a 
Savanna Sparrow singing in the grass not far from their posts of 
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