ORNITHOLOGIST 
[Vol. 7-No. I'J 
14S 
() R N IT IIO L O G I S T 
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ETyiTORIA L. 
Brief Newsy Notes. 
B.\ld E.\gle’8 Egg. —Mr. Snowdon How¬ 
land. Newport, R. I., reports receiving 
from his collector in Florida a single egg 
of the Bald Eagle. It was taken from one 
of those immense Yellow Pines common 
in the South. The nest was sixty feet up 
iidth few limbs to assist the climber. The 
nest was four feet by three feet and con¬ 
tained but one egg, which the collector 
took not caring to repeat the climb. 
Ndttall’s Works.— The copy of Nuttall 
advertised in our columns with William 
Darlington’s autograph has been been sold 
to A. F. Park. Troy, N. Y. 
John J. Audubon’s copy with marginal 
notes and autogi-aph ; also autograph of 
his sou John W. Audubon, is in our library', 
also the cojiy formerly owned by J. J. 
Tliomas. one of the Editors of the Coitn- 
try Gentleman. 
We would be pleased to place on record 
the whereabouts of any of the rare old 
works on oniithology, as well as portraits 
of the same. 
“‘Curious Nesting Pi,.\ces."— My atten¬ 
tion was recently called to a Blue Jay’s 
nest which is built in the lattice work to 
the front veranda of ]\Irs. E. M'heeler’s 
residence, Poquetannoc, Conn. The nest 
is built in the usual manner, within six 
feet of the front door, and at the time of 
my visit. June lOth. contained two young 
birds. The front door was open and small 
children were at play in and out of the 
house, and on the veranda. A’et during 
my stay the old birds came several times 
to feed and nestle the young without show¬ 
ing much fear. This is such an unusual 
place for a Blue Jay to build it seems to 
be worthy of record.— G. R. C., yorwich. 
Golden E.agle’s Nest.— A boy found a 
nest of the Golden Eagle about April 1st. 
I went to it and could look into the nest 
from the bluff. It was in a large tree, but 
I could not possibly get to it. and so I shot 
the female, and a fine sijecimen it is. I 
could not get a shot at the male as he was 
too shy. I am told that he has now got 
another mate and are at work nesting again. 
They have bred for eight years in that 
locality. I will interview the parties fur¬ 
ther.— ('has. .1. .Ulen, Xicasio, (7nl. 
E.4RLY Finds— March IDth Junius A. 
Brand, of this city, called on us with a set 
of two Barred Owls’ eggs, perfectly fresh. 
The nest was in a large hollow chestnut, 
some thirty feet high. This is a very early 
record. The eggs were brought to us fresh 
from the nest and unblowui. Mr. Brand 
also found on the same date a Great-horned 
Owl’s nest in an immense White Pine tree, 
about fifty feet up. The nest contained 
two young about one week old. Mr. B. 
had harried this pair for three years in 
succession, but was always too late. Eiwh 
season he found them \vith young. 
Our Country. —March 29th Harold Gil¬ 
bert, Saint John, N. B., wrote: “Song 
Sparrows arrived on the (itlu and are the 
only migrants that I have yet seen. Our 
season is very backward, there being on an 
average from two to three feet of snow in 
our woods.” April 5th—seven days later. 
Edgar A. Small, Hagarstown, Md.. wrote: 
“ Sju'ing is here at last in good earnest, the 
Peach, Apricot, Ac., being in full bloom 
and the Elms and Maples are out. Pnqile 
Martins, Chijniing Sparrows, etc., are here 
in full force.” Birds of rapid flight can 
certainly take their choice of temperature. 
