its teeth threateningly and clashing them loudly but — 
• 
to my surprise — it did not once the wood or ap¬ 
parently try to do this. When I drew off, it slowly swam 
ashore and stood there dripping, revealing more slender, 
graceful outlines than I had supposed any Woodchuck could 
possess. In fact with its fur thoroughly wet down it 
presented quite as symmetrical a form as that of a Grey 
Squirrel. After regarding me calmly for a few moments 
longer, it plunged into the bushes and disappeared. 
Q.!r. Buttrick tells me that he has never before 
heard of an.instance of a Woodchuck taking to water. Had 
this one crossed the river without interruption, he would 
have landed in a marsh covered with water to the depth of 
several inches and two hundred yards or more in width. 
What sought he there? 
Young Robins 
The Robin’s nest near my cabin door was empty 
of second 
but the old birds came about and scolded me, so I concluded 
brood leave 
that the young of this their second brood had been safely 
nest 
reared. (I saw the young next day, bob-tails, feeble on 
the wing). 
Birds Rather 
The swamp behind the hill was fairly alive with 
in 
birds when I entered it at about 4 P. M. The high bush 
blueberry 
blueberries which are beginning to ripen probably attracted 
some species. Song Sparrow, Veeries, a Maryland Yellow-throat, 
a Towhee and a Cat-bird were in full song, several Grosbeaks 
and Thrashers silent. Presently a Canadian Warbler began 
