THE BIRDS OF NEW I NOLAN I > 
99 
die of .May the Whip-poor-wills put 
in an appearance, as do also their 
near relatives the Night Hawks. The 
Chimney Swallows are close con¬ 
nections of these two, and if you 
can manage to see the nest of one, 
you will observe an odd provision 
in nature which furnishes these 
birds with a kind of glue to fas¬ 
ten the basket-like nest against the side 
of the chimney. The Pewee is known 
by the constant reiteration of his own 
name, and you may look for his nest 
under old bridges and in similar 
places. Then the Swallows will come 
and build on some old barn, and if 
one has time to watch their nest grow 
bit by bit, it will be found most inter¬ 
esting. 
Vireos nest in the woods, but as 
they come a little later than most 
birds, they may be reserved for the 
next article. 
That gaudy woodland bird, the 
Cooper’s Hawk 
in the various islands of the Vineyard 
Sound group, particularly Muskegat, 
where they are protected. Some of the 
Hawks will be seen 
there also, notably 
the Marsh Hawk, 
which in his quest 
for mice and 
shrews flies low 
over the wet 
meadows. The 
Red-sh ouldered 
Hawk and the 
Shar p-s h inne d 
Hawk are the 
ones that do the 
damage; the 
Marsh Hawk, dis¬ 
ting uishable a 
long way off by 
his white rump, 
will not invade the 
poultry yard. 
Toward the mid- 
Blue Jay 
