resemblance to one. Flying near me from bush to bush, 
I saw a Prairie Warbler. The chirping continued and I 
thought I could hear two more birds. I then made my 
way down towards the well and seemed to be “getting 
warmer,” as the chirping became more and more excited. 
Presently the female began to flutter about in front of me 
as if in the last stage of collapse and rather inviting me 
to come to her immediate assistance. I stood still, how¬ 
ever, and waited a few minutes. Presently I heard almost 
under my nose a small chirp, and looking carefully I was 
not long in discovering among the foliage a small bird 
whose tail feathers were still undeveloped, but which had 
been making a trial flight. I easily caught the little chap, 
who was somewhat bigger than a bumblebee. He put up 
quite a fight for liberty while the mother bird was throw¬ 
ing all kinds of fits to attract my attention. Turning my 
eyes to the left I was delighted to find a little bag of a nest 
with one unhatched egg in it. The nest hung in a vibur¬ 
num bush and was about 30 inches from the ground. A 
day or two afterwards I revisited the spot and found the 
young bird pleasantly tucked away in a sort of tent made 
of two or three oak leaves where it had evidently spent 
the night and had kept dry and comfortable, notwithstand¬ 
ing a heavy downpour of rain. This Was my last obser¬ 
vation. 
« 
V. H. McGuffin. 
LAUGHING GULLS AT FLAX POND. 
On the morning of May 29, 1921, while passing Flax 
Pond, Lynn, I noticed two birds resting on the water near 
the center of the pond, which evidently were gulls. As it 
was late in the season for Herring Gulls to visit Flax Pond, 
which they occasionally do during fall and spring, I felt 
it worth while to try for a nearer view. 
Skirting the shore as nearly as the bordering dwellings 
and icehouses permitted, I finally obtained a close view 
of the birds. They had black heads, white necks and 
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