Dendroica caerulescons . 
Lake Umbagog, Ivlaine 
Nests. 
1097 
All three of the nests of Dendroioa oaerulesoons which I 
June 11. examined to-day on Great Island were in “beds of yew a few rods 
from the Lake shore. One was in short, rather soanty yew a- 
bout 8 inches above the ground, another in dense, taller yew 
about a foot above the ground, the third in excessively rank 
yew waist high but the nest not over 15 inches above the 
ground. Two nests were near large, prostrate logs. All three 
birds were sitting. Two flew from the nest at a distance of 
eight or ten yards in advance of us and one of them would not 
return to her eggs while my camera was in position about 6 ft. 
away although I left it there for over an hour. The third 
bird sat more closely than any female of this species that I 
have hitherto seen. Watrous struck the yew within six inches 
of her with his stick without starting her. Later I set up my 
camera first about six feet away, then four feet, and finally 
within two and one half feet using the focusing cloth each 
time and taking six pictures in all. When the tripod leg 
shook the branch which supported the nest the bird would raise 
her head and crane her neck out over the edge of the nest to 
get a better view of me. At all other times she sat very still 
merely winking at short regular intervals. My photographs 
show her position in the nest well. When I had finished my 
work I packed up my camera and left the bird still sitting on 
