Certhia familiaris americana 
Lake Umbagog. Maine. 
1879 . 
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1879. 
(Juno 28 
1880. 
May 17. 
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A fomalo at work upon an unfinished nost. 
Sot 0-4. — Fresh—under bark scale—fir—for ale si4 
im-ngg-f ound Juno 14 • it on. fc } . . Tho fo- 
male sat very closely and flow about my hoad as I was 
taking tho eggs* coming within a few inches. 
) Set D-4, —Fresh—harkfc&cale—dead fir—height 
two1vo foot—birds absent—tree standing in water among 
hard wood stubs. This nost was found June 18 when tho 
fomalo was at work upon it; the first eggs must have 
boor, laid tho next day. 
Numerous males singing. 
Singing every whore in tho 'woods. 
A nost with young at least five days old in bark 
scale over water; height four foot. 
Nest Just finished. 
Set E-G, — Most in scale of fir bark; height 
eight foot; tree surrounded by water; female sitting; 
upon prying off tho bark I found her clinging against 
tho trunk about six inches above tho nest; she then 
flow off and' at once disappeared. 
Sot -(>. — Fresh—fir—height seven foot—tree 
stan< Lng on lake s oi > amon stubs? nest near the top 
of an immense scale of bark at least four foot long. 
Upon tupping the bark tho female came out and at once 
disappeared. 
Sot •' -5, — Hemlock; on high bonk hord ‘ring lake 
partly shaded by tho woods. Mono of the materials of 
the nest could bo soon from below. Height eight foot; 
male singing about twenty yards off, fomalo feeding with 
him; -when I climbed to tho nost she flow about my head 
uttering her shrill taoop and showing much solicitude. 
Set It—7. — Fresh—height six foot; tree standing 
in shallow mm or Just outside nlge of woods; fomalo sit¬ 
ting; she flew from tho nost .rhou wo tapped on the tree. 
