EIGHTH REPORT. 
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BIRDS FOUND IN THE ORCHARDS. 
Among the resident and summer resident birds found in the orchards 
are many of our common birds, such ns the Bluebird, Robin, Chickadee, 
White-breasted Nuthatch, and oftentimes the House Wren, with its joy¬ 
ful song. The Warbling and Red-eyed Vireos often come into the 
orchard to feed, but T have never found them nesting there. Cedar 
Waxwings are common, both summer and winter, and I have often found 
their nesjts among the apple trees. 
The Indigo Bunting is a common summer visitor and is often seen 
and heard; also the Song Sparrow, and while if is more a bird of the 
thicket, it often nests along the edge of the orchard and feeds among 
its trees. The Chipping Sparrow, American Goldfinch, Baltimore and 
Orchard Orioles and Kingbird all find suitable nesting conditions here, 
and their nests often contain the eggs of that ever-present intruder, the 
Cowbird. Nearly any day in the year one can find the Flicker, Downy 
and Hairy Woodpeckers patiently digging larva*, or find their nesting 
sites in old tree stubs. The Blue Jay and Mourning Dove are also 
frequently found here the year round, and the Jay frequently nests 
among its trees. Less frequently Hie little Screech Owl is seen. On a 
few occasions I have here seen the Yellow-bellied Sapsuclcer, and flitting 
about among the trees, a Ruby-throated Humming Bird. T have often 
observed the Least Flycatcher come out from the nearby woods and 
feed in the orchard, and on June 6, 1904, I found a nest in an apple 
tree, which contained four slightly incubated eggs. In a tool house 
near the center of the orchard a pair of Phoebes each year find a home. 
Among the migrants passing through in the spring are seen many 
warblers, and I have records, especially of those observed in the orchard, 
of the Nashville, Tennessee, Parula, Magnolia, and Yellow, the latter re¬ 
maining here all summer. As to winter visitants I have frequently 
found the Junco and Golden-crowned Kinglet coming into the orchard, 
presumably to gather seeds and larva*. 
From such a large number of birds seen in one orchard, one can 
appreciate the vast amount of good done by the destruction each year 
of countless numbers of insects and larvae 
BIRDS OF TUB OPEN WOODS. 
The birds I have observed in the open woods in the western part of 
the territory and about the Overflow proper will now be considered. 
Every fall and winter I have Hushed a few Ruffed Grouse, but have 
never noticed them during the spring or summer months. Among the 
hawks and owls observed during the past four years in these woods, are 
the Red-tailed, Sharp-shinned, Cooper’s and Pigeon Hawks, which occa¬ 
sionally come to rest or hunt, while the Red-shouldered and American 
Sparrow Hawk are often nesting here. In the spring of 1903 I found a 
nest, containing two young birds of the Great Horned Owl, in the woods 
on Blake’s farm. The old birds are frequently found here and attention is 
often called to them by the clamor of a flock of tantalizing crows. Less 
frequently I have seen the Screech and Barred Owls; having shot one of 
the latter here on December 12, 1903. On January 16, 1902, I saw a 
