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When I got back to the city I telephoned Miss B. and told her in 
great glee that Bewick’s wren was building a nest in the feeding box. 
She squelched my enthusiasm by saying she thought nothing would 
come of it; it was probably only a “‘cock’s nest.’’ May 14th she went 
with me to see developments. The building was proceeding, but she was 
s till doubtful. 
May 21st. I peeped in the box immediately on arrival at our Dunes 
cottage, and found a tiny cup-shaped nest, lined with feathers, and in 
it one egg! I called Miss B. at the earliest opportunity and asked if 
she thought a cock would lay an egg. That settled the argument. 
I saw both birds around a good deal that week-end, and early in the 
morning the male sang constantly. I believe that was the time that the 
female was laying, for when I looked in the box at seven a.m. there was 
another egg. Next morning at six a.m. a third egg had been added. 
I made two records of the songs. One, which was the usual “all day 
song” said quite plainly: “I am a Bewick’s Wren.” The “early morn- 
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ing song”’ was so different that I got up at five a.m. and made a record 
of it. There are variations, some shorter than others, but the quality 
is the same. There is no.resemblance to the House Wren’s song. It is 
a loud ringing song, and reminds me more of the Song Sparrow. There 
is none of the scolding ‘“‘Tut, tut, tut” of the other wren in his call note 
either. All his notes are more deliberate and musical. The call note we 
heard most is a questioning “‘ Kree-ee?”’ 
May 29th I found the mother bird sitting. I watched my chance 
and when she left the nest, looked in. There were seven eggs. They 
filled the nest, and were very neatly arranged, small ends down. I was 
glad to find later that she did not seem afraid of me. When I looked in 
she would turn her head on one side and look up at me but did not 
leave the nest. The white line over the eye was well marked at such 
close range. 
