. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . wasthe 30th day of May and a time «trexpect young birds. I found a nestbuilt in a clump of ironweeds at thewoodside. The female flitted fromfive heavily spotted eggs as I ap-proached. Farther down the valley I foundanother nest built six inches alsovethe ground in a clump of raspberrybriers that grew in a slight openspace near the border of the female bird did not sit so close-ly here but left while I was some dis-tance away. This nest held five wellspotted eggs, which were slightly in-cubated. At several other suitable
. The Oölogist for the student of birds, their nests and eggs . wasthe 30th day of May and a time «trexpect young birds. I found a nestbuilt in a clump of ironweeds at thewoodside. The female flitted fromfive heavily spotted eggs as I ap-proached. Farther down the valley I foundanother nest built six inches alsovethe ground in a clump of raspberrybriers that grew in a slight openspace near the border of the female bird did not sit so close-ly here but left while I was some dis-tance away. This nest held five wellspotted eggs, which were slightly in-cubated. At several other suitable openspaces at the base of the mountainsI heard Golden-wings singing. How-ever, these places were so extensivethat a thorough search would requirea great deal of time. While the female Warblers are in-cubating the males spend a greatdeal of their time flitting about thetops of small trees uttering their faintdreamy songs. However, they seldomsing on dark, cloudy days but seemto prefer the sunshine for their , Pa. S. S. Dickey. THE OOLOG1ST 101. Nest and Eggs of Swiansor/s Warbler in Palmetto Palms —Photo by Troup D. Perry 102 THE OOLOGIST
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